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Tue, 03 Mar 2015 17:00:00 GMTBack to Work is an award winning talk show with Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin discussing productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, tools, and more. Hosted by Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin.en-usBack to Work5by5Back to Work is an award winning talk show with Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin discussing productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, tools, and more. Hosted by Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin.productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mannno5by5 Broadcastingitunes@5by5.tv210: Fighting with Garbage Can Lidshttp://5by5.tv/b2w/210
http://5by5.tv/b2w/210Tue, 03 Mar 2015 17:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Less of an Island.
This week Dan and Merlin talk about time, negotiations, and what we want (and don't want) from our email apps.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Less of an Island.</p>
<p>This week Dan and Merlin talk about time, negotiations, and what we want (and <em>don't</em> want) from our email apps.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eudora_(email_client)" class="link" target="_blank">Eudora (email client) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Outlook" class="link" target="_blank">Microsoft Outlook - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://slack.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Slack: Be less busy</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macromedia_HomeSite" class="link" target="_blank">Macromedia HomeSite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:35:40TOPIC: Less of an Island.TOPIC: Less of an Island.
This week Dan and Merlin talk about time, negotiations, and what we want (and don't want) from our email apps.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann209: Habitual Ritualhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/209
http://5by5.tv/b2w/209Wed, 25 Feb 2015 00:45:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Throwing Stars and Managers
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about working in a beehive and discuss whether they played D&amp;D properly.
<p>TOPIC: Throwing Stars and Managers</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about working in a beehive and discuss whether they played D&amp;D properly.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_Games_%28National_Geographic%29" class="link" target="_blank">Brain Games (National Geographic) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2078690/" class="link" target="_blank">Brain Games (TV Series 2011– ) - IMDb</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoUSO_Mj1TQ" class="link" target="_blank">Apollo Robbins, The Master Pickpocket: Tricks of the Trade - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=apollo+robbins&amp;oq=apollo+rob&amp;aqs=chrome.0.0j69i57j0l4.3482j0j1&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;es_sm=91&amp;ie=UTF-8#q=apollo+robbins&amp;safe=off&amp;tbm=vid" class="link" target="_blank">apollo robbins - Google Search</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B003W09LTQ/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com : Aqua Notes - Waterproof Notepad 40 Sheet Mountable Pad : Memo Paper Pads : Office Products</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/dbh" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | The Dan Benjamin Hour</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://merlinm.com/meetup/" class="link" target="_blank">Ungainly X-Mann Meetup #7 — Merlin Mann</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:40:30TOPIC: Throwing Stars and ManagersTOPIC: Throwing Stars and Managers
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about working in a beehive and discuss whether they played D&amp;D properly.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann208: Don't Touch Daddyhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/208
http://5by5.tv/b2w/208Wed, 18 Feb 2015 00:45:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Illness, Late Night TV, AI in the home, and Talking Baby Dolls
This week, Merlin battles the flu to talk with Dan about late night television, binge watching, talking baby dolls, and the kind of artificial intelligence we really need.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Illness, Late Night TV, AI in the home, and Talking Baby Dolls</p>
<p>This week, Merlin battles the flu to talk with Dan about late night television, binge watching, talking baby dolls, and the kind of artificial intelligence we really need.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2159673/" class="link" target="_blank">&quot;Portlandia&quot; One Moore Episode (TV Episode 2012) - IMDb</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Arsenio_Hall_Show" class="link" target="_blank">The Arsenio Hall Show - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/3" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #3: The Second Arrow</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theanine" class="link" target="_blank">Theanine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.drugs.com/adderall.html" class="link" target="_blank">Adderall: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects &amp; Safety Info - Drugs.com</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B008EG7KSM/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Baby Wanna Walk: Toys &amp; Games</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/17/oral-b-pro-7000-smartseries-with-bluetooth-review/#tmhmdj:Ayp" class="link" target="_blank">Oral-B’s Bluetooth Toothbrush Offers App Features It Doesn’t Necessarily Need | TechCrunch</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw-SvzkMqhI" class="link" target="_blank">Portlandia - One more episode... - YouTube</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:33:51**TOPIC**: Illness, Late Night TV, AI in the home, and Talking Baby DollsTOPIC: Illness, Late Night TV, AI in the home, and Talking Baby Dolls
This week, Merlin battles the flu to talk with Dan about late night television, binge watching, talking baby dolls, and the kind of artificial intelligence we really need.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann207: Vampires in the Wallpaperhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/207
http://5by5.tv/b2w/207Tue, 10 Feb 2015 19:45:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Scoping the Minimally-Viable Me
This week, Dan and Merlin catch up on illness, Marvel comics, and what-have-you, but end up talking a lot about who we really are—who "I" actually am. Merlin eventually slips into an imbued and mildly-psychedelic fugue state that may strike the listener as alternately insightful and insane.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Scoping the Minimally-Viable Me</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin catch up on illness, Marvel comics, and what-have-you, but end up talking a lot about who we really are—who "I" actually am. Merlin eventually slips into an imbued and mildly-psychedelic fugue state that may strike the listener as alternately insightful and insane.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://www.comicosity.com/review-hawkeye-21/" class="link" target="_blank">Review: HAWKEYE #21 | Comicosity</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.comixology.com/Hawkeye-21/digital-comic/182743?ref=c2VyaWVzL3ZpZXcvZGVza3RvcC9ncmlkTGlzdC9SZWNlbnRBZGRpdGlvbnM" class="link" target="_blank">Hawkeye #21 - Comics by comiXology</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.thegeektwins.com/2014/02/visual-guide-to-marvel-character-movie.html#.VNpItmTF9wk" class="link" target="_blank">Updated: &quot;Visual Guide to Marvel Character Movie Rights&quot; Infographic by The Geek Twins [Infographic] ~ The Geek Twins</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.npr.org/2015/02/09/384840668/from-batman-to-birdman-michael-keaton-knows-suits-and-superheroes" class="link" target="_blank">From &#x27;Batman&#x27; To &#x27;Birdman,&#x27; Michael Keaton Knows Suits And Superheroes : NPR</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://showbot.5by5.tv/shows/43" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 Showbot</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0307741206/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety: Alan W. Watts: 8601300190136: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://jococruisecrazy.com/" class="link" target="_blank">JoCo Cruise Crazy 5: Jan 31-Feb 8, 2015 | An 8-night Eastern Caribbean cruise on Royal Caribbean&#x27;s Independence of the Seas, with Jonathan Coulton and friends | JoCo Cruise Crazy</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2562232/" class="link" target="_blank">Birdman (2014) - IMDb</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://vimeo.com/111181027" class="link" target="_blank">Marvel 75 Years: From Pulp to Pop! (2014) on Vimeo</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Studios" class="link" target="_blank">Marvel Studios - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey4WSb-BVDQ" class="link" target="_blank">Louis CK - Incurable Shitty Ankle - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-BVs-KCSiA" class="link" target="_blank">Fantastic Four | Official Teaser Trailer [HD] | 20th Century FOX - YouTube</a></h4>
Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:40:39TOPIC: Scoping the Minimally-Viable MeTOPIC: Scoping the Minimally-Viable Me
This week, Dan and Merlin catch up on illness, Marvel comics, and what-have-you, but end up talking a lot about who we really are—who "I" actually am. Merlin eventually slips into an imbued and mildly-psychedelic fugue state that may strike the listener as alternately insightful and insane.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann206: Talking to Santahttp://5by5.tv/b2w/206
http://5by5.tv/b2w/206Tue, 27 Jan 2015 23:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Work as Practice
This week Dan and Merlin chew on some of the numerous eternal imponderables of creative work—with a special focus on "work as practice."
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Work as Practice</p>
<p>This week Dan and Merlin chew on some of the numerous eternal imponderables of creative work—with a special focus on "work as practice."</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="https://cottonbureau.com/products/supertrain" class="link" target="_blank">Cotton Bureau – #SUPERTRAIN by Roderick on the Line</a></h4>
<p>Pack a small bag with the very first official Roderick on the Line shirt.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/31" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #31: You Can Polish AC/DC All Day Long</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/205" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #205: Obsolete, circa 1993</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/afterdark/503" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | After Dark #503: After Back to Work 205</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-25-super-train.html" class="link" target="_blank">Ep. 25: &quot;Supertrain&quot; - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0307741206/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety: Alan W. Watts: 8601300190136: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/ricky-jay-deceptive-practice/film-trailer-and-synopsis/3577/" class="link" target="_blank">Ricky Jay: Deceptive Practice ~ Film Trailer and Synopsis | American Masters | PBS</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Jay" class="link" target="_blank">Ricky Jay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.audiodharma.org/series/1/talk/1728/" class="link" target="_blank">Audio Dharma - Lovingkindness (Metta)</a></h4>
<p>Metta, or lovingkindness is the heartfelt wish for the well-being of oneself and others. The practice of Metta meditation is the systematic cultivation of our capacity for lovingkindness. Cultivating friendliness and goodwill is an important partner to mindfulness meditation.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jljt5Ml28FU" class="link" target="_blank">&quot;Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants&quot; - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/545/if-you-dont-have-anything-nice-to-say-say-it-in-all-caps" class="link" target="_blank">If You Don&#x27;t Have Anything Nice to Say, SAY IT IN ALL CAPS | This American Life</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)" class="link" target="_blank">Flow (psychology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://youlooknicetoday.com/episode/three" class="link" target="_blank">The Magic Number | You Look Nice Today</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emHAoQGoQic" class="link" target="_blank">The Mind - Alan Watts - YouTube</a></h4>
<p>Alan Watts speaks on worrying and compulsive thinking.</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:18:43TOPIC: Work as PracticeTOPIC: Work as Practice
This week Dan and Merlin chew on some of the numerous eternal imponderables of creative work—with a special focus on "work as practice."
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann205: Obsolete, circa 1993http://5by5.tv/b2w/205
http://5by5.tv/b2w/205Thu, 22 Jan 2015 04:30:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminWith Merlin on sabbatical, Dan is joined by John Roderick to discuss his recent visit to Africa, the military, corporate friends, strategic thinking, the Internet, digital books and albums, echoes, playmobil figures, measuring your arms, the tribal world, selling coats on the internet, and more.
<p>With Merlin on sabbatical, Dan is joined by John Roderick to discuss his recent visit to Africa, the military, corporate friends, strategic thinking, the Internet, digital books and albums, echoes, playmobil figures, measuring your arms, the tribal world, selling coats on the internet, and more.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_AC-130" class="link" target="_blank">Lockheed AC-130 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/" class="link" target="_blank">Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoconservatism" class="link" target="_blank">Neoconservatism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.jci.org/articles/view/68993" class="link" target="_blank">JCI - Cold acclimation recruits human brown fat and increases nonshivering thermogenesis</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-left_politics" class="link" target="_blank">Far-left politics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1612193269/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">How to Sharpen Pencils: A Practical &amp; Theoretical Treatise on the Artisanal Craft of Pencil Sharpening for Writers, Artists, Contractors, Flange Turners, Anglesmiths, &amp; Civil Servants: David Rees, John Hodgman: 9781612193267: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.artisanalpencilsharpening.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Artisanal Pencil Sharpening</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.jonathancoulton.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Jonathan Coulton</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin2:08:51With Merlin on sabbatical, Dan is joined by John Roderick to discuss his recent visit to Africa, the military, corporate friends, strategic thinking, the Internet, digital books and albums, echoes, playmobil figures, measuring your arms, and more.With Merlin on sabbatical, Dan is joined by John Roderick to discuss his recent visit to Africa, the military, corporate friends, strategic thinking, the Internet, digital books and albums, echoes, playmobil figures, measuring your arms, the tribal world, selling coats on the internet, and more.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann204: Space Geishahttp://5by5.tv/b2w/204
http://5by5.tv/b2w/204Tue, 13 Jan 2015 21:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: "I am NOT talking about bartending."
A kind of two-parter this week.
First up, a meditation on invasive thoughts, how they can take over our lives, and how we can maybe learn to deal with them.
Second (starting about 38 minutes in), a VERY SPOILER-HEAVY dissection of the amazing new time travel movie, Predestination.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: "I am NOT talking about bartending."</p>
<p>A kind of two-parter this week.</p>
<p>First up, a meditation on invasive thoughts, how they can take over our lives, and how we can maybe learn to deal with them.</p>
<p>Second (starting about 38 minutes in), a <strong>VERY SPOILER-HEAVY</strong> dissection of the amazing new time travel movie, <em>Predestination</em>.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predestination_(film)" class="link" target="_blank">Predestination (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_You_Zombies" class="link" target="_blank">&#x27;&quot;—All You Zombies—&quot;&#x27; - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predestination_paradoxes_in_popular_culture" class="link" target="_blank">Predestination paradoxes in popular culture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://escapepod.org/2009/07/02/ep-200-all-you-zombies/" class="link" target="_blank">EP 200: All You Zombies - Escape Pod : Escape Pod</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FcK_UiVV40" class="link" target="_blank">Predestination International TRAILER 1 (2014) - Ethan Hawke Sci-Fi Thriller HD - YouTube</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predestination_%28film%29" class="link" target="_blank">Predestination (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.npr.org/programs/invisibilia/" class="link" target="_blank">Invisibilia : NPR</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/544/batman" class="link" target="_blank">Batman | This American Life</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1447238281/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">The Man Who Couldn&#x27;t Stop: OCD and the True Story of a Life Lost in Thought: 9781447238287: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2015/01/12/376438311/why-ocd-is-miserable-a-science-reporters-obsession-with-contracting-hiv" class="link" target="_blank">Why OCD Is &#x27;Miserable&#x27;: A Science Reporter&#x27;s Obsession With Contracting HIV : Shots - Health News : NPR</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox" class="link" target="_blank">Paradox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predestination_paradox" class="link" target="_blank">Predestination paradox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390384/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" class="link" target="_blank">Primer (2004) - IMDb</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&amp;Store_Code=TO&amp;Product_Code=QW-CHEATSHEET-PRINT&amp;Category_Code=QW" class="link" target="_blank">TopatoCo: Time Traveler Essentials Print</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0304141/" class="link" target="_blank">Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) - IMDb</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Prisoner_of_Azkaban_(film)" class="link" target="_blank">Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://github.com/MikeBeasterfeld/Shewbot-ircbot" class="link" target="_blank">MikeBeasterfeld/Shewbot-ircbot · GitHub</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=rob+liefeld+pouches&amp;safe=off&amp;es_sm=91&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=0o-1VNaUNISwyQT94IGoBA&amp;ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&amp;biw=1222&amp;bih=1257" class="link" target="_blank">rob liefeld pouches - Google Search</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://github.com/MikeBeasterfeld/Shewbot-rails" class="link" target="_blank">MikeBeasterfeld/Shewbot-rails · GitHub</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://m.imgur.com/QjYYbsL" class="link" target="_blank">I made this timeline of events for the time travel movie Predestination (2014) - Imgur</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://sfsketchfest2015.sched.org/event/b98bd7328df938671e7b6fb7ea20bffa#.VMABj1g76K0" class="link" target="_blank">SF Sketchfest 2015: Roderick on the Line with Merlin Mann an...</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:43:20TOPIC: "I am NOT talking about bartending."TOPIC: "I am NOT talking about bartending."
A kind of two-parter this week.
First up, a meditation on invasive thoughts, how they can take over our lives, and how we can maybe learn to deal with them.
Second (starting about 38 minutes in), a VERY SPOILER-HEAVY dissection of the amazing new time travel movie, Predestination.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann203: I Blame the Media.http://5by5.tv/b2w/203
http://5by5.tv/b2w/203Tue, 06 Jan 2015 20:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: The things you did or didn't say.
This week, Dan and Merlin sympathize with their pal Marco's recently becoming "way too popular for a day."
What happens when something we said or wrote gets quoted, misquoted, taken out of context, or amplified a thousand times more than we'd expected?
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: The things you did or didn't say.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin sympathize with their pal <a href="http://www.marco.org/2015/01/04/apple-lost-functional-high-ground">Marco</a>'s recently becoming "<a href="http://www.marco.org/2015/01/05/popular-for-a-day">way too popular for a day</a>."</p>
<p>What happens when something we said or wrote gets quoted, misquoted, taken out of context, or amplified a thousand times more than we'd expected?</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bursitis/basics/definition/con-20015102" class="link" target="_blank">Bursitis Definition - Diseases and Conditions - Mayo Clinic</a></h4>
<p>Bursitis (bur-SY-tis) is a painful condition that affects the small, fluid-filled sacs — called bursae (bur-SEE) — that cushion the bones, tendons and muscles near your joints. Bursitis occurs when bursae become inflamed.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yad" class="link" target="_blank">Yad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>A yad (Hebrew: ???, literally "hand"</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chopper_Command" class="link" target="_blank">Chopper Command - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitfall!" class="link" target="_blank">Pitfall! - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_(1979_video_game)" class="link" target="_blank">Superman (1979 video game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The player(s) takes control of the DC Comics character Superman, who must repair the bridge destroyed by Lex Luthor, capture Luthor and his criminal underlings, enter a phonebooth to turn back into Clark Kent, then return to the Daily Planet in the shortest amount of time. To slow Superman's progress, Kryptonite has been released by Luthor. If hit by Kryptonite, Superman loses his abilities to capture criminals and fly. To regain them, he must find and kiss Lois Lane.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7U2TFIayos" class="link" target="_blank">Superman - Atari 2600 - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yars%27_Revenge" class="link" target="_blank">Yars&#x27; Revenge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.marco.org/2015/01/04/apple-lost-functional-high-ground" class="link" target="_blank">Apple has lost the functional high ground – Marco.org</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.marco.org/2015/01/05/popular-for-a-day" class="link" target="_blank">What it’s like to be way too popular for a day – Marco.org</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.panic.com/blog/panic-retro-art/" class="link" target="_blank">Panic Blog » Panic’s lost 1982 artwork. Found.</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.marco.org/2012/09/19/quote-approval" class="link" target="_blank">Quote approval – Marco.org</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://showbot.5by5.tv/shows/23" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 Showbot</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.cnet.com/news/meet-belty-the-ridiculous-but-strangely-popular-show-stealer-of-ces-unveiled/" class="link" target="_blank">Meet Belty, the ridiculous but strangely popular showstealer of CES Unveiled - CNET</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:31:13TOPIC: The things you did or didn't say.TOPIC: The things you did or didn't say.
This week, Dan and Merlin sympathize with their pal Marco's recently becoming "way too popular for a day."
What happens when something we said or wrote gets quoted, misquoted, taken out of context, or amplified a thousand times more than we'd expected?
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann202: Choosing is a Radio Buttonhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/202
http://5by5.tv/b2w/202Tue, 30 Dec 2014 21:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: The Life You Actually Want.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about organization, multitasking and new year's resolutions.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: The Life You Actually Want.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about organization, multitasking and new year's resolutions.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004XC6GJ0/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: ARRIS / Motorola SB6121 SURFboard DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem - Retail Packaging: Electronics</a></h4>
<p>"Requires Cable Internet Service"</p>
<h4><a href="http://deep-dark-fears.tumblr.com/" class="link" target="_blank">deep-dark-fears</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://hbr.org/2014/07/the-cost-of-continuously-checking-email" class="link" target="_blank">The Cost of Continuously Checking Email - HBR</a></h4>
<p>Suppose each time you ran low on an item in your kitchen—olive oil, bananas, napkins—your instinctive response was to drop everything and race to the store. How much time would you lose? How much money would you squander on gas? What would happen to your productivity?</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.economist.com/news/christmas-specials/21636612-time-poverty-problem-partly-perception-and-partly-distribution-why" class="link" target="_blank">In search of lost time: Why is everyone so busy? | The Economist</a></h4>
<p>THE predictions sounded like promises: in the future, working hours would be short and vacations long. “Our grandchildren”, reckoned John Maynard Keynes in 1930, would work around “three hours a day”—and probably only by choice. Economic progress and technological advances had already shrunk working hours considerably by his day, and there was no reason to believe this trend would not continue. Whizzy cars and ever more time-saving tools and appliances guaranteed more speed and less drudgery in all parts of life. Social psychologists began to fret: whatever would people do with all their free time?</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00008BFZH/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Elenco Electronic Snap Circuits, Jr. Kit: Toys &amp; Games</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743292650/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">It&#x27;s All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff: Peter Walsh: 9780743292658: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0142000280/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity: David Allen: 9780142000281: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743292650/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">It&#x27;s All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff: Peter Walsh: 9780743292658: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/173" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #173: The Best Days End in Tears</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capgras_delusion" class="link" target="_blank">Capgras delusion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.5ives.com/archives/2003/01/11/five-somewhat-novel-compulsions-i-had-at-one-time-or-another/" class="link" target="_blank">Five Somewhat Novel Compulsions I had at one time or another | 5ives</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulation_hypothesis" class="link" target="_blank">Simulation hypothesis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.simulation-argument.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Are You Living in a Computer Simulation?</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/fermi-paradox.html" class="link" target="_blank">The Fermi Paradox - Wait But Why</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Filter" class="link" target="_blank">Great Filter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox" class="link" target="_blank">Fermi paradox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb09RYnSNOw" class="link" target="_blank">A time traveller&#x27;s primer | Ryan North | TEDxUofT - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.comixology.com/Adventure-Time-6/digital-comic/28059?ref=c2VyaWVzL3ZpZXcvZGVza3RvcC9ncmlkTGlzdC9Jc3N1ZXM" class="link" target="_blank">Adventure Time #6 - Comics by comiXology</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://showbot.5by5.tv/shows/22" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 Showbot</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://github.com/kolpanic/Achiever" class="link" target="_blank">kolpanic/Achiever · GitHub</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/mihaly_csikszentmihalyi_on_flow?language=en" class="link" target="_blank">Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Flow, the secret to happiness | Talk Video | TED.com</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)" class="link" target="_blank">Flow (psychology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0061339202/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: 9780061339202: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/106747528059/deep-dark-fears-deep-dark-fears" class="link" target="_blank">deep-dark-fears: deep dark fears | kung fu grippe</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:26:09TOPIC: The Life You Actually Want.TOPIC: The Life You Actually Want.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about organization, multitasking and new year's resolutions.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann201: Never Enough Bathroomshttp://5by5.tv/b2w/201
http://5by5.tv/b2w/201Tue, 23 Dec 2014 22:45:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: The Opacity of the Stack
In this depressing holiday episode, Dan and Merlin talk about how tenuous our modern infrastructures feel. How great it is when everything in the stack "just works"; how increasingly seldom all the pieces work; and how frustrating it can be to figure out exactly what's broken.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: The Opacity of the Stack</p>
<p>In this depressing holiday episode, Dan and Merlin talk about how tenuous our modern infrastructures feel. How great it is when everything in the stack "just works"; how increasingly seldom <em>all</em> the pieces work; and how frustrating it can be to figure out exactly what's broken.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://kotaku.com/spider-woman-gets-her-first-costume-change-in-decades-1672812906" class="link" target="_blank">Spider-Woman Gets Her First Costume Change in Decades</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://comicsalliance.com/spider-woman-new-look-kris-anka/" class="link" target="_blank">Spider-Woman Rocks A Great New Look, Courtesy Of Kris Anka</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00J4S962W/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: LEGO Star Wars 75055 Imperial Star Destroyer Building Toy: Toys &amp; Games</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00J4S962W/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: LEGO Star Wars 75055 Imperial Star Destroyer Building Toy: Toys &amp; Games</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0763667390/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Dinosaurology (Ologies): Jack Fawcett, Various: 9780763667399: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.npr.org/programs/all-things-considered/2014/12/22/372526713/all-things-considered-for-december-22-2014?showDate=2014-12-22" class="link" target="_blank">All Things Considered for December 22, 2014 : NPR</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.npr.org/2014/12/22/372466263/we-ask-a-scholar-how-does-ridley-scotts-exodus-compare-with-the-bibles" class="link" target="_blank">We Ask A Scholar: How Does Ridley Scott&#x27;s &#x27;Exodus&#x27; Compare With The Bible&#x27;s? : NPR</a></h4>
<p>NPR's Robert Siegel asks Robert Alter, a professor of Hebrew and comparative literature at the University of California, Berkeley, for his thoughts on the film. Alter has translated most of the Hebrew Bible, including the five books of Moses, and he's a leading secular scholar of Scripture.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-8YsulfxVI" class="link" target="_blank">Exodus: Gods and Kings | Official Trailer [HD] | 20th Century FOX - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.geekwire.com/2014/whats-stake-legal-battle-comcasts-home-wifi-hotspots/" class="link" target="_blank">What&#x27;s at stake in the legal battle over Comcast&#x27;s home WiFi hotspots - GeekWire</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet" class="link" target="_blank">Stuxnet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Stuxnet is a computer worm that was discovered in June 2010. It was designed to attack industrial programmable logic controllers (PLCs).</p>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarke%27s_three_laws" class="link" target="_blank">Clarke&#x27;s three laws - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/12/22/7433527/UPS-Christmas-shipping-record-34-million-packages" class="link" target="_blank">UPS will ship 34 million packages today | The Verge</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/hotdogsladies/status/297047758643277824" class="link" target="_blank">Merlin Mann on Twitter: &quot;USPS delivery tracking appears to have exactly three states: 1. We never heard of it 2. We got no idea where it is 3. We assume you got it&quot;</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:08:35TOPIC: The Opacity of the StackTOPIC: The Opacity of the Stack
In this depressing holiday episode, Dan and Merlin talk about how tenuous our modern infrastructures feel. How great it is when everything in the stack "just works"; how increasingly seldom all the pieces work; and how frustrating it can be to figure out exactly what's broken.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann200: Blitzkriegscheißehttp://5by5.tv/b2w/200
http://5by5.tv/b2w/200Tue, 16 Dec 2014 21:30:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: He'll only do three of these.
This week, Dan and Merlin mark their 200th episode by responding to listener feedback and talking about Led Zeppelin and lunch tables.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: He'll only do three of these.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin mark their 200th episode by responding to listener feedback and talking about Led Zeppelin and lunch tables.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://peg.gd/17d" class="link" target="_blank">peg.gd: Bacon Ray - “Tomfoolery” 7-inch (AAJ Records, 1995)</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04sp5pq" class="link" target="_blank">BBC Radio 4 Extra - Raw Meat Radio</a></h4>
<p>Chris Morris is known by most for his ground-breaking film and television work but, like most good things he 'started on the radio'. Described by the man who suspended him from Radio 1 (Matthew Bannister) as 'one of the greatest talents working in British broadcasting', Morris developed his anarchic and surreal style in local radio. It was at BBC Bristol and GLR in the late 80s and early 90s that he honed his trademark technical skills and first adopted some of the sketches and personas that would later help make his name.</p>
<h4><a href="https://my.workflow.is/" class="link" target="_blank">Workflow | Powerful automation made simple.</a></h4>
<p>Powerful automation made simple.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryDOy3AosBw" class="link" target="_blank">? Skee-Lo - I Wish (Official Video) - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_the_West_Was_Won_(Led_Zeppelin_album)" class="link" target="_blank">How the West Was Won (Led Zeppelin album) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQTaHw941iY" class="link" target="_blank">Led Zeppelin- LA Drone/The Immigrant Song (HTWWW) - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.soundopinions.org/topic/robertplant" class="link" target="_blank">Search Result: Robert Plant</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/jacobzking/works/6695178-i-wish?p=t-shirt" class="link" target="_blank">&quot;I Wish&quot; T-Shirts &amp; Hoodies by Jacob King | Redbubble</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B007A2YQV0/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Culturelle Digestive Health Probiotic, 80 Capsules: Health &amp; Personal Care</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00008OWZC/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Led Zeppelin: How The West Was Won: Music</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35WjDufgi6U&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;t=28s" class="link" target="_blank">Chris Morris - Trying To Book A Flight - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQEX2qL_YHI" class="link" target="_blank">Chris Morris and Paul Garner Taxi-Bothering - YouTube</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:12:03TOPIC: He'll only do three of these.TOPIC: He'll only do three of these.
This week, Dan and Merlin mark their 200th episode by responding to listener feedback and talking about Led Zeppelin and lunch tables.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann199: Merlin Mann's Best of 2014http://5by5.tv/b2w/199
http://5by5.tv/b2w/199Tue, 09 Dec 2014 20:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: When You Love a Voice.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about podcasts they're loving right now. And, yeah, Merlin rants a little about overthinking and fetishizing podcast production.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: When You Love a Voice.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about podcasts they're loving right now. And, yeah, Merlin rants a little about overthinking and fetishizing podcast production.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/hypercritical/93" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Hypercritical #93: A Magic Elf in My Computer</a></h4>
<p>John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin talk more about Forstall's departure from Apple, Surface storage, and Fusion Drive, then discuss US voting technology, Google voice search, and how Apple's design problems are more than skin deep.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/3038551/most-creative-people/one-mans-epic-quest-to-sanitize-your-filthy-germ-riddled-coffee-cup-lid" class="link" target="_blank">One Man&#x27;s Epic Quest To Sanitize Your Filthy, Germ-Riddled Coffee Cup Lid | Fast Company | Business + Innovation</a></h4>
<p>For the past seven years, Levey has been working to invent a hygienically sealed takeout coffee cup lid that he calls Clean Coffee. In essence, it is a standard plastic takeout lid with an adhesive seal covering the drinking hole and part of the rim, which can be peeled off like a sticker once the user is ready to drink from it. "This is the simplest way to accomplish that objective," Levey says of his patented prototype’s design, for which he's currently working to secure a manufacturer.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.nerdist.com/pepisode/you-made-it-weird-237-patton-oswalt/" class="link" target="_blank">You Made It Weird #237: Patton Oswalt « Nerdist</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/culturegabfest/2014/12/slate_s_culture_gabfest_on_british_tv_import_black_mirror_cultural_obsession.html" class="link" target="_blank">Slate’s Culture Gabfest on British TV import Black Mirror, cultural obsession, and the decline of TV comedy</a></h4>
<p>This week on the Slate Culture Gabfest, the critics talk about British television import Black Mirror, newly available on Netflix. The show’s dystopian vision of our tech-saturated present (and possible future) is darkly thrilling. But does it quite live up to the hype that has preceded it from across the Atlantic? Next, a double whammy of Willa Paskin. Slate’s television critic joins the gabfest to talk about her analysis of cultural obsession and the way we talk about things we love today. Finally, television comedy is in sad decline. Why don’t we watch comedy any more, and can the genre be rescued?</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.flophousepodcast.com/2013/08/episode-133-bullet-to-the-head/" class="link" target="_blank">Episode #133 – Bullet to the Head The Flop House</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://carsonpodcast.com/jeff-altman/" class="link" target="_blank">Jeff Altman | The Carson Podcast</a></h4>
<p>The hilarious Jeff Altman talks to Mark performing his Johnny Carson impression at the Comedy Store in front of Johnny, his Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson appearances, becoming friends with legendary drummer Buddy Rich, his numerous Letterman appearances, and the NBC cult classic Pink Lady and Jeff.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_of_the_Planet_of_the_Apes" class="link" target="_blank">Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2103281/" class="link" target="_blank">Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) - IMDb</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/bitch-planet-1" class="link" target="_blank">Image Comics | Releases | Bitch Planet #1</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.boom-studios.com/lumberjanes-01-cover-a.html" class="link" target="_blank">BOOM! Studios - Come Innovate With Us. - BOOM! Studios |</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.comixology.com/Lumberjanes/comics-series/16309?ref=Y29taWMvdmlldy9kZXNrdG9wL2JyZWFkY3J1bWJz" class="link" target="_blank">Lumberjanes Digital Comics - Comics by comiXology</a></h4>
<p>Jo, April, Mal, Molly and Ripley are five best pals determined to have an awesome summer together...and they're not gonna let any insane quest or an array of supernatural critters get in their way! Not only is it the second title launching in our new BOOM! Box imprint but LUMBERJANES is one of those punk rock, love-everything-about-it stories that appeals to fans of basically all excellent things.</p>
<h4><a href="http://99percentinvisible.org/" class="link" target="_blank">99% Invisible | A Tiny Radio Show About Design with Roman Mars</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-125-all-the-great-shows.html" class="link" target="_blank">Ep. 125: &quot;All the Great Shows!&quot; - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann</a></h4>
<p><strong>The Problem</strong>: John wasn’t <em>actually</em> a big fan.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Story" class="link" target="_blank">A Christmas Story - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://video.pbs.org/video/2230341415/" class="link" target="_blank">Video: Johnny Carson: King of Late Night | Watch American Masters Online | PBS Video</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9i6A6LGwa4" class="link" target="_blank">Johnny Carson&#x27;s last TV appearance - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhko3m7D6UA" class="link" target="_blank">Ex-Men: Wolverine - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.soundopinions.org/topic/robertplant" class="link" target="_blank">Search Result: Robert Plant</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/hypercritical/42" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Hypercritical #42: The Wrong Guy</a></h4>
<p>John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin discuss Walter Isaacson's authorized biography of Steve Jobs. Topics include Isaacson's failings as an author and biographer, the technical cluelessness on display in the book, and Steve Jobs, Enemy of Progress.</p>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At-will_employment" class="link" target="_blank">At-will employment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>At-will employment is a term used in U.S. labor law for contractual relationships in which an employee can be dismissed by an employer for any reason (that is, without having to establish "just cause" for termination), and without warning.</p>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire" class="link" target="_blank">Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in Manhattan, New York City on March 25, 1911 was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city, and one of the deadliest in U.S. history. The fire caused the deaths of 146 garment workers – 123 women and 23 men [1] – who died from the fire, smoke inhalation, or falling or jumping to their deaths.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/triangle/player/" class="link" target="_blank">Triangle Fire . American Experience . WGBH | PBS</a></h4>
<p>It was the deadliest workplace accident in New York City’s history. A dropped match on the 8th floor of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory sparked a fire that killed over a hundred innocent people trapped inside. The private industry of the American factory would never be the same.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2103281/combined" class="link" target="_blank">Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.drlynnfriedman.com/corpretiringinplace.html" class="link" target="_blank">Organizational Dynamics: Retiring in Place by Dr. Lynn Friedman, psychologist in Washington DC</a></h4>
<p>He is, as they say, "retired in place." No one counts on him, ever. Unless of course, you count not counting on him as a form of counting on him.</p>
<h4><a href="http://bitchplanet.tumblr.com/post/104768897285/dudes-tomorrows-the-day-bitch-planet-1-is" class="link" target="_blank">Dudes!! Tomorrow’s the day!! Bitch Planet #1 is... | Bitch Planet</a></h4>
<p>Dudes!! Tomorrow’s the day!!</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.comixology.com/Spider-Man-The-X-Men-1/digital-comic/169178?ref=c2VyaWVzL3ZpZXcvZGVza3RvcC9saXN0L1JlY2VudEFkZGl0aW9ucw" class="link" target="_blank">Spider-Man &amp; The X-Men #1 - Comics by comiXology</a></h4>
<p>Meet the Jean Grey Academy's new guidance counselor: Spider-Man! What's a non-mutant doing at a school for mutants? What secret suspicion has fueled the formation of his special student class? And because you demanded it! Sauron and Stegron the Dinosaur Man! The villain team 65 million years in the making! You didn't demand it? Well somebody did.</p>
<h4><a href="http://showbot.5by5.tv/shows/18" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 Showbot</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.43folders.com/2009/03/25/blogs-turbocharged" class="link" target="_blank">43f Podcast: John Gruber &amp; Merlin Mann&#x27;s Blogging Panel at SxSW | 43 Folders</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSfpEG3SFc8" class="link" target="_blank">Ex-Men: Gambit - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/podcastmethod" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Podcast Method</a></h4>
<p>Dan Benjamin answers your questions about podcasting and recording, audio and video equipment, software, mic technique, pre- and post-production, workflows, and more.</p>
<h4><a href="https://overcast.fm/" class="link" target="_blank">Overcast</a></h4>
<p>A powerful yet simple iPhone podcast player.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/incomparable/173" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | The Incomparable #173: Santa-Based Christmas</a></h4>
<p>'Tis the season for holiday music! Unfortunately, while we unabashedly love the holidays, only some holiday music strikes our fancy. Join us as we talk about what makes a good holiday song and then stick around (if you dare) as we complain about some of the worst the season has to offer. Happy holidays, folks!</p>
<p>Special guests David J. Loehr, Erika Ensign, Lisa Schmeiser, Monty Ashley, Philip Michaels, and Steve Lutz.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.relay.fm/inquisitive/11" class="link" target="_blank">Inquisitive #11: Merlin As A Service - Relay FM</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dick_Cavett_Show" class="link" target="_blank">The Dick Cavett Show - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.relay.fm/bonanza/4" class="link" target="_blank">BONANZA! #4: Roving Reporter - Relay FM</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://showbot.5by5.tv/shows/20" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 Showbot</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:21:54TOPIC: When You Love a Voice.TOPIC: When You Love a Voice.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about podcasts they're loving right now. And, yeah, Merlin rants a little about overthinking and fetishizing podcast production.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann198: Gardening Leavehttp://5by5.tv/b2w/198
http://5by5.tv/b2w/198Tue, 02 Dec 2014 21:45:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Time to reboot.
This week, Dan and Merlin respond to a note from Listener Tim on how to stay busy and active during his garden leave. The Boys encourage him to experiment with the personal rebooting that's almost impossible to do when you're stuck at an official jobby-job.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Time to reboot.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin respond to a note from Listener Tim on how to stay busy and active during his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_leave">garden leave</a>. The Boys encourage him to experiment with the personal rebooting that's almost impossible to do when you're stuck at an official jobby-job.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9CuORCfUG4" class="link" target="_blank">[VIDEO] Flake Music - &quot;Spanway Hits&quot;</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_leave" class="link" target="_blank">Garden leave - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Garden leave or gardening leave describes the practice where an employee leaving a job – having resigned or otherwise had their employment terminated – is instructed to stay away from work during the notice period, while still remaining on the payroll.[1] This practice is often used to prevent employees from taking with them up-to-date (and perhaps sensitive) information when they leave their current employer, especially when they are leaving to join a competitor.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000F35R00/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Seki Edge Stainless Steel Fingernail Clipper: Amazon.com</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://grantland.com/the-triangle/butter-bacon-and-bone-broth-a-week-on-the-lakers-diet/" class="link" target="_blank">Butter, Bacon, and Bone Broth: A Week on the Lakers Diet «</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000KM5MRO/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Marvel Legends Modok Series Spider-woman Action Figure: Toys &amp; Games</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-to-work_law" class="link" target="_blank">Right-to-work law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.hellmanns.com/product/detail/97847/real-mayonnaise" class="link" target="_blank">Real Mayonnaise</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/2014/11/dallas-cowboys-qb-tony-romo-says-he-would-change-a-couple-of-things-about-how-he-prepared-in-short-week-for-philadelphia-eagles.html/" class="link" target="_blank">Cowboys QB Tony Romo reveals his disappointments in preparing for Eagles | Dallas Morning News</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079540/" class="link" target="_blank">Meatballs (1979) - IMDb</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078902/" class="link" target="_blank">Breaking Away (1979) - IMDb</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire_pudding" class="link" target="_blank">Yorkshire pudding - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0382932/" class="link" target="_blank">Ratatouille (2007) - IMDb</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/news/318" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Five Minute Tech News #318: Jackie Chan and Solar Panels</a></h4>
<p>Netflix says a former executive collected kickbacks from vendors he helped connect to the streaming video company. Now Netflix is suing its former employee, who is currently Yahoo’s chief information officer.</p>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dishwashing" class="link" target="_blank">Dishwashing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Woman_(Jessica_Drew)" class="link" target="_blank">Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) is a fictional character, a superheroine in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Marvel Spotlight</p>
<h4><a href="http://prairiehome.org/about/legal-stuff/" class="link" target="_blank">Legal Stuff</a></h4>
<p>"Garrison Keillor sure owns a lot of words!"</p>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_leave" class="link" target="_blank">Garden leave - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>"Garden leave or gardening leave describes the practice where an employee leaving a job – having resigned or otherwise had their employment terminated – is instructed to stay away from work during the notice period, while still remaining on the payroll."</p>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Pack" class="link" target="_blank">Power Pack - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Power Pack is a fictional team of comic book superheroes consisting of four young siblings who appear in books published by Marvel Comics. They were created by writer Louise Simonson and artist June Brigman and first appeared in their own series in 1984. The series lasted 62 issues. The characters have since appeared in other books.</p>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avengers_vs._X-Men" class="link" target="_blank">Avengers vs. X-Men - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Avengers vs. X-Men (abbreviated AvX) is a 2012 crossover event that was featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The event, consisting of an eponymous limited series and numerous tie-in books, involves the return of the Phoenix Force and the subsequent war between the Avengers and the X-Men.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/a-friendly-car-wash-new-port-richey" class="link" target="_blank">A Friendly Car Wash - New Port Richey - New Port Richey, FL | Yelp</a></h4>
<p>A review: "You can judge a book by its cover. This place looks run down and antiquated and the teenagers working there are lethargic and completely unmotivated."</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:18:43TOPIC: Time to reboot.TOPIC: Time to reboot.
This week, Dan and Merlin respond to a note from Listener Tim on how to stay busy and active during his garden leave. The Boys encourage him to experiment with the personal rebooting that's almost impossible to do when you're stuck at an official jobby-job.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann197: Way of the Brown Legohttp://5by5.tv/b2w/197
http://5by5.tv/b2w/197Tue, 25 Nov 2014 21:15:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Mail Bag.
This week, Dan &amp; Merlin respond to listener email and toots. Specifically, dealing with passive-aggressive team members, bulbous "CC:" lines, and what constitutes "stability."
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Mail Bag.</p>
<p>This week, Dan &amp; Merlin respond to listener email and toots. Specifically, dealing with passive-aggressive team members, bulbous "<code>CC:</code>" lines, and what constitutes "stability."</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/bitch-planet-1" class="link" target="_blank">Image Comics | Releases | Bitch Planet #1</a></h4>
<p>2014 Best Writer Eisner Award nominee KELLY SUE DeCONNICK (PRETTY DEADLY, Captain Marvel) and VALENTINE DE LANDRO (X-Factor) team up for the very third time to bring you the premiere issue of BITCH PLANET, their highly-anticipated womenin- prison sci-fi exploitation riff. Think Margaret Atwood meets Inglourious Basterds.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.previewsworld.com/Home/1/1/71/977?articleID=154677" class="link" target="_blank">PREVIEWSworld - Kelly Sue DeConnick Cuts Loose On Bitch Planet</a></h4>
<p>You’ve hears the old expression “good things come to those who wait”? Well, sometimes the best things come out of those who wait for a really, really long time. Like years. Like what Kelly Sue DeConnick just did with launching Bitch Planet</p>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_in_a_Can" class="link" target="_blank">Turkey in a Can - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Bob is excited about a three-day brine recipe for the Thanksgiving turkey. The holiday is further complicated by Tina's insistence on sitting at the adults' table this year, to Bob and Linda's refusal, and Gayle and her cats staying with the Belchers for the holiday.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/103483049079/zdarsky-100-wholehearted-agreement" class="link" target="_blank">zdarsky: 100% wholehearted agreement ... | kung fu grippe</a></h4>
<p>things like this book make me excited to jump online and scream as loudly as I can. you know that feeling when an author you really like just knocks one out of the park. this is what this book is.</p>
<h4><a href="http://nerdie-heaven.tumblr.com/post/102653417921/amazing-artwork-of-12-different-universes-of" class="link" target="_blank">P8RIOT — AMAZING!!! Artwork of 12 different universes of...</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.wnyc.org/story/ira-glass-interview/" class="link" target="_blank">Here&#x27;s The Thing: Ira Glass - WNYC</a></h4>
<p>Alec Baldwin sits down with Ira Glass to compare notes on interviewing, the afterlife, and how to find one’s voice – with a microphone or a camera lens.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0786959916/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Lords of Waterdeep: A Dungeons &amp; Dragons Board Game: WIZARDS RPG TEAM: Toys &amp; Games</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/d-d-lords-of-waterdeep/id648019675?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR" class="link" target="_blank">D&amp;D Lords of Waterdeep on the App Store on iTunes</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://showbot.5by5.tv/shows/12" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 Showbot</a></h4>
<p>Listener-submitted titles for this episode.</p>
<h4><a href="https://gist.github.com/merlinmann/f277cb19e04150a7b94f" class="link" target="_blank">Gist: Fast Markdown Link in Textexpander</a></h4>
<p><code>[![%filltext:name=field 1% img][]][%filltext:name=field 1% link]</code></p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/103337369314/paging-tim-and-eric-unrelated-i-cant-tell-you" class="link" target="_blank">Paging Tim and Eric. Unrelated: I can’t tell you... | kung fu grippe</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronauts" class="link" target="_blank">Micronauts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9yXcj-MUUPM" class="link" target="_blank">Death Cab For Cutie - Pictures In An Exhibition - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://github.com/justin/SilencedBots/blob/master/RegEx-Filters.md" class="link" target="_blank">GitHub · Build software better, together.</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:42:56TOPIC: Mail Bag.TOPIC: Mail Bag.
This week, Dan &amp; Merlin respond to listener email and toots. Specifically, dealing with passive-aggressive team members, bulbous "CC:" lines, and what constitutes "stability."
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann196: The Circle of Licehttp://5by5.tv/b2w/196
http://5by5.tv/b2w/196Thu, 20 Nov 2014 21:45:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Hakuna Matata.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about home pest control, misleading beef jerky, and becoming a more conservative electronics consumer.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Hakuna Matata.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about home pest control, misleading beef jerky, and becoming a more conservative electronics consumer.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2014/11/19/sync-solver-fitbit-health/" class="link" target="_blank">&#x27;Sync Solver&#x27; Allows Fitbit Users to View Fitness Related Data in Apple&#x27;s Health App - Mac Rumors</a></h4>
<p>The $0.99 app provides a daily sync of eleven different pieces of data from the Fitbit into the Health app. The points of data accrued include: active calories, resting calories, dietary calories, body fat percentage, body mass index, flights of stairs climbed, sleep analysis, walking and running distances, weight, and steps taken.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/031251106X/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">My Big Truck Book (My Big Board Books): Roger Priddy: 9780312511067: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://store.doyourownpestcontrol.com/?gclid=CPLQr6vaicICFWcLMgodU3YAcw" class="link" target="_blank">Do It Yourself Pest Control Supplies</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/?gclid=CJyajqzaicICFVCCMgodPToARw" class="link" target="_blank">Do It Yourself Pest Control Products &amp; Supplies | Do My Own Pest Control</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.familycircle.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Family Circle - Teens, Family, Food, Style and More</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.wellshirefarms.com/allergy-free-foods-database/00340-Pork-Maple-Fully-Cooked-All-Natural-Skinless-Sausage-Links" class="link" target="_blank">Pork Maple Sausages</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.flophousepodcast.com/" class="link" target="_blank">The Flop House</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://dev.fitbit.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Fitbit</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.flophousepodcast.com/2013/08/episode-133-bullet-to-the-head/" class="link" target="_blank">Episode #133 – Bullet to the Head The Flop House</a></h4>
<p>Walter Hill has made several great movies in his career. Is Bullet to the Head one of them? Meanwhile, Stuart unveils a new impression in his repertoire, Dan inspires a discussion about the horrors of gorilla sex, and Elliott keeps missing our special celebrity guest.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_Arizona" class="link" target="_blank">Raising Arizona - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMC_Javelin" class="link" target="_blank">AMC Javelin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AIfVoGUs6c" class="link" target="_blank">Raising Arizona (1987) - Original Theatrical Trailer - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.audible.com/pd/Sci-Fi-Fantasy/Ancillary-Justice-Audiobook/B00GM47LLO" class="link" target="_blank">Ancillary Justice Audiobook | Ann Leckie | Audible.com</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.audible.com/pd/Sci-Fi-Fantasy/The-Martian-Audiobook/B00B5HZGUG" class="link" target="_blank">The Martian Audiobook | Andy Weir | Audible.com</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.audible.com/pd/Sci-Fi-Fantasy/Ancillary-Justice-Audiobook/B00GM47LLO/ref=a_search_c4_1_1_srTtl?qid=1416507841&amp;sr=1-1" class="link" target="_blank">Ancillary Justice Audiobook | Ann Leckie | Audible.com</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://store.apple.com/us/buy-ipad/ipad-air-2" class="link" target="_blank">iPad Air 2 - Buy iPad Air 2 - Apple Store (U.S.)</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://amzn.com/w/3GMZQOUWPO8X0" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: MERLIN D MANN: Wishlist</a></h4>
<p>This list is for: MERLIN D MANN</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.snopes.com/horrors/insects/cockroacheggs.asp" class="link" target="_blank">snopes.com: Cockroach Eggs</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/2014/11/07/ep-099" class="link" target="_blank">The Talk Show ?: Ep. XCIX, With Merlin Mann</a></h4>
<p>Very special guest Merlin Mann returns to the show to talk about Comcast customer service, cable-cutting, Marlins Man (no relation) and his showboating-spectator predecessors, and the state of podcasting today. Also: daylight saving time and Roman numerals.</p>
<h4><a href="http://atp.fm/episodes/92" class="link" target="_blank">Accidental Tech Podcast: 92: You Don&#x27;t Know My Pants</a></h4>
<p>"Post-show: John's iPhone activation woes"</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_NOMAD" class="link" target="_blank">Creative NOMAD - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_(digital_audio_players)" class="link" target="_blank">Rio (digital audio players) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093822/quotes" class="link" target="_blank">Raising Arizona (1987) - Quotes - IMDb</a></h4>
<p>"Edwina's insides were a rocky place where my seed could find no purchase."</p>
<h4><a href="https://overcast.fm/podcasts/episode/2702532579100#t=3587" class="link" target="_blank">Overcast - accidental tech podcast 92: You Don’t Know My Pants</a></h4>
<p>John Siracusa's iPhone activation woes.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZaRznRmCqc" class="link" target="_blank">Valley Girl (1983) - Trailer - YouTube</a></h4>
<p>Sponsored by <a href="http://lynda.com/backtowork">lynda.com</a> (Start learning something new by visiting lynda.com/backtowork and get a FREE 10-day trial where you can access all of their 2,400+ courses), <a href="http://www.varonis.com/backtowork">Varonis DatAnywhere</a> (Try turning your own network shares into a private cloud free for 30 days with an unlimited amount of users and if you visit varonis.com/backtowork you get 5 users free forever), <a href="http://warbyparker.com/dan">Warby Parker</a> (Visit warbyparker.com/dan to get FREE 3-day shipping on your order of boutique-quality, classically crafted eyewear at a great price), and <a href="http://audiblepodcast.com/backtowork">Audible</a> (Visit the link to get a free audiobook of your choice and a free 30-day trial membership to Audible).</p>
Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:48:19TOPIC: Hakuna Matata.TOPIC: Hakuna Matata.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about home pest control, misleading beef jerky, and becoming a more conservative electronics consumer.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann195: Prima Facie Butter Coffeehttp://5by5.tv/b2w/195
http://5by5.tv/b2w/195Tue, 11 Nov 2014 21:15:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Working alone together.
This week, Dan and Merlin look at the many ways workplaces have changed over the years, and how they can be great or not so great.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Working alone together.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin look at the many ways workplaces have changed over the years, and how they can be great or not so great.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://merlinm.com/meetup" class="link" target="_blank">Ungainly X-Mann Meetup #6 — Merlin Mann</a></h4>
<p>MERLIN MANN (Back to Work, Roderick on the Line, You Look Nice Today, et al.) invites you to drop by Two Cats Comics on the evening of Thursday, November 13th to hang out, talk about comics, and just say, “Hi.”</p>
<h4><a href="http://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/2014/11/07/ep-099" class="link" target="_blank">The Talk Show: Ep. XCIX, With Merlin Mann</a></h4>
<p>Very special guest Merlin Mann returns to the show to talk about Comcast customer service, cable-cutting, Marlins Man (no relation) and his showboating-spectator predecessors, and the state of podcasting today. Also: daylight saving time and Roman numerals.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Unusual_articles" class="link" target="_blank">Wikipedia:Unusual articles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>"This page is for Wikipedians to list articles that seem unusual. These articles are valuable contributions to the encyclopedia, but are a bit odd, whimsical, or something you would not expect to find in Encyclopædia Britannica."</p>
<p>[via Metafilter]</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.newmansown.com/products/newmans-own-sockarooni-sauce/" class="link" target="_blank">Sockarooni Pasta Sauce | Newman&#x27;s Own</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0005XNLD0/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Newman&#x27;s Own All Natural Sockarooni Pasta Sauce: Everything Else</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://nextshark.com/5-reasons-why-everyone-is-putting-butter-in-their-coffee/" class="link" target="_blank">Bio-Hack: 5 Reasons Why Everyone is Suddenly Putting Butter In Their Coffee | NextShark</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.greatwar.co.uk/poems/john-mccrae-in-flanders-fields.htm" class="link" target="_blank">First World War Poems - In Flanders Fields by John McCrae</a></h4>
<p>In Flanders fields the poppies blow<br/>
Between the crosses, row on row, <br/>
That mark our place; and in the sky <br/>
The larks, still bravely singing, fly <br/>
Scarce heard amid the guns below.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/5201422193/ubi-sunt" class="link" target="_blank">Sometimes There’s a Man (Part I) MP3 Download ... | kung fu grippe</a></h4>
<p>As heard on Back to Work s01e14, here’s the first part of my rock opera about Dan Benjamin.</p>
<h4><a href="https://archive.org/details/internetarcade" class="link" target="_blank">Internet Arcade : Free Software : Download &amp; Streaming : Internet Archive</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://foodsci.rutgers.edu/schaffner/" class="link" target="_blank">Dr. Schaffner, Rutgers SEBS: Department of Food Science</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/bugcounter" class="link" target="_blank">Don Schaffner (@bugcounter) | Twitter</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://foodsafetytalk.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Food Safety Talk</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merlin/sets/1034127/" class="link" target="_blank">Merlin’s Awkward Hair Odyssey - an album on Flickr</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.fox.com/brooklyn-nine-nine" class="link" target="_blank">Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Latest Buzz</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over_the_Garden_Wall_(TV_series)" class="link" target="_blank">Over the Garden Wall (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/over-the-garden-wall/video/index.html" class="link" target="_blank">Over the Garden Wall - Video</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.doublerobotics.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Double Robotics - Telepresence Robot for Telecommuters</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.flophousepodcast.com/2010/06/episode-61-surrogates/" class="link" target="_blank">Episode #61 – Surrogates The Flop House</a></h4>
<p>Imagine you were a robot. Now imagine everyone else is a robot. Now imagine Bruce Willis is a robot. Two out of three of those things are pretty hard to imagine, right? Welcome to the world of Surrogates. Meanwhile, Elliott imagines a lost Disney live-action hit, Stuart tells us what his surrogate would look like, and Dan plucks the low-hanging fruit.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/102220412974/potatoes-and-molasses" class="link" target="_blank">Greg - “Potatoes and Molasses” (Over the Garden... | kung fu grippe</a></h4>
<p>Greg - “Potatoes and Molasses” (Over the Garden Wall)I. LOVE. This. Show.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segmented_sleep" class="link" target="_blank">Segmented sleep - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-16964783" class="link" target="_blank">BBC News - The myth of the eight-hour sleep</a></h4>
<p>During this waking period people were quite active. They often got up, went to the toilet or smoked tobacco and some even visited neighbours. Most people stayed in bed, read, wrote and often prayed. Countless prayer manuals from the late 15th Century offered special prayers for the hours in between sleeps.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joust_(video_game)" class="link" target="_blank">Joust (video game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/10000-hour-rule-not-real-180952410/" class="link" target="_blank">The 10,000 Hour Rule Is Not Real | Smart News | Smithsonian</a></h4>
<p>The biggest meta-analysis of research to date indicates that practice does not make perfect</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:42:12TOPIC: Working alone together.TOPIC: Working alone together.
This week, Dan and Merlin look at the many ways workplaces have changed over the years, and how they can be great or not so great.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann194: The Company of a Clownhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/194
http://5by5.tv/b2w/194Tue, 04 Nov 2014 21:15:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: What gets us on the moon?
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about varieties of clowns, rogue walruses, bloody elevator buttons, taking risks, and catching footballs.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: What gets us on the moon?</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about varieties of clowns, rogue walruses, bloody elevator buttons, taking risks, and catching footballs.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPWcX-16A9Y" class="link" target="_blank">Charli XCX - SuperLove (Official Video) - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://relay.fm/inquisitive/11" class="link" target="_blank">Inquisitive #11: Merlin As A Service - Relay FM</a></h4>
<p>This week Myke is joined by Merlin Mann. They talk about preparing for changes in life and preparing for podcasts, trying to understand what people enjoy, avoiding analytics and a look back at inbox zero.</p>
<h4><a href="https://huffduffer.com/merlinmann/189433" class="link" target="_blank">Inquisitive #11: Merlin As A Service - Relay FM on Huffduffer</a></h4>
<p>This week Myke is joined by Merlin Mann. They talk about preparing for changes in life and preparing for podcasts, trying to understand what people enjoy, avoiding analytics and a look back at inbox zero.</p>
<h4><a href="http://relay.fm/bonanza" class="link" target="_blank">BONANZA! - Relay FM</a></h4>
<p>Hosted by Myke Hurley and Matt Alexander, Bonanza! is an important show about nothing in particular.</p>
<h4><a href="http://merlinm.com/meetup" class="link" target="_blank">Ungainly X-Mann Meetup #6 — Merlin Mann</a></h4>
<p>A Nerdy SF Comics Event with Merlin Mann, hosted by Two Cats Comics in West Portal.</p>
<p>MERLIN MANN (Back to Work, Roderick on the Line, You Look Nice Today, et al.) invites you to drop by Two Cats Comics on the evening of Thursday, November 13th to hang out, talk about comics, and just say, “Hi.”</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29835995" class="link" target="_blank">BBC News - A Point of View: Four types of anxiety, and how to cure them</a></h4>
<p>But how to worry - and how not to, that's the question. I am a professional worrier, anxious by vocation - one thumb always hovering above the panic button, which is at least helpful when there's a real problem.</p>
<h4><a href="http://eyemsabina.blogspot.com/2006/09/rogue-walrus.html" class="link" target="_blank">My Thoughts: The Rogue Walrus</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1155592/combined" class="link" target="_blank">Man on Wire (2008)</a></h4>
<p>A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century."</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/opinion/sunday/a-natural-fix-for-adhd.html" class="link" target="_blank">A Natural Fix for A.D.H.D. - NYTimes.com</a></h4>
<p>To compensate, they are drawn to new and exciting experiences and get famously impatient and restless with the regimented structure that characterizes our modern world. In short, people with A.D.H.D. may not have a disease, so much as a set of behavioral traits that don’t match the expectations of our contemporary culture.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG2HPtbV-80" class="link" target="_blank">? Supernatural pickpocketing skills!! Awesome to watch! - by Apollo Robbins - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksy" class="link" target="_blank">Banksy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stencilling technique. Such artistic works of political and social commentary have been featured on streets, walls, and bridges of cities throughout the world.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Bumgarner" class="link" target="_blank">Madison Bumgarner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXGr76CfoCs" class="link" target="_blank">Penn and Teller Explain Sleight of Hand - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/apollo_robbins_the_art_of_misdirection?language=en" class="link" target="_blank">Apollo Robbins: The art of misdirection | Talk Video | TED.com</a></h4>
<p>Hailed as the greatest pickpocket in the world, Apollo Robbins studies the quirks of human behavior as he steals your watch. In a hilarious demonstration, Robbins samples the buffet of the TEDGlobal 2013 audience, showing how the flaws in our perception make it possible to swipe a wallet and leave it on its owner’s shoulder while they remain clueless.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.npr.org/2014/11/03/357428287/tom-magliozzi-popular-co-host-of-nprs-car-talk-dies-at-77" class="link" target="_blank">Tom Magliozzi, Popular Co-Host Of NPR&#x27;s &#x27;Car Talk,&#x27; Dies At 77 : NPR</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m3eJxZEai0" class="link" target="_blank">Thank you Easter Bunny, Bawk Bawk! - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wayne_Gacy" class="link" target="_blank">John Wayne Gacy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Gacy became known as the "Killer Clown" due to his charitable services at fundraising events, parades and children's parties where he would dress as "Pogo the Clown", a character he devised himself.</p>
<h4><a href="http://showbot.5by5.tv/shows/244" class="link" target="_blank">Showbot</a></h4>
<p>Listener-submitted suggestions for this week's episode title.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/world-series-2014-madison-bumgarner-pitches-giants-past-royals-for-title/2014/10/29/f14e4e22-5faa-11e4-9f3a-7e28799e0549_story.html" class="link" target="_blank">World Series 2014: Madison Bumgarner pitches Giants past Royals for title - The Washington Post</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00A88FNQA/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: LEGO Creator Small Cottage 31009: Toys &amp; Games</a></h4>
<p>Accessories include sausage, tongs and a skateboard.</p>
<p>Features lamp, drawers, swivel chair, table, removable roof and opening rear wall.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/031236878X/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">The Man Who Walked Between the Towers: Mordicai Gerstein: 9780312368784: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.worldcat.org/title/man-who-walked-between-the-towers/oclc/52215062" class="link" target="_blank">The man who walked between the towers (Book, 2003) [WorldCat.org]</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Petit" class="link" target="_blank">Philippe Petit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Philippe Petit (born 13 August 1949) is a French high-wire artist who gained fame in 1974 for his high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, on the morning of 7 August.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743203046/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community (9780743203043): Robert D. Putnam: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToYcqwlpaPg#t=56" class="link" target="_blank">Dr.Katz - Ray Romano - Ep. 102 Pretzelkins - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://m.mlb.com/news/article/99599890/feeling-strong-giants-madison-bumgarner-gets-critical-world-series-game-5-start" class="link" target="_blank">Feeling strong, Bumgarner gets critical Game 5 nod | MLB.com</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/sloan/2001/croatian-cultural-centre-vancouver-bc-canada-bcfbd1a.html" class="link" target="_blank">Sloan Concert Setlist at Croatian Cultural Centre, Vancouver on November 9, 2001 | setlist.fm</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veteran_of_the_Psychic_Wars" class="link" target="_blank">Veteran of the Psychic Wars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/10000-hour-rule-not-real-180952410/?no-ist" class="link" target="_blank">The 10,000 Hour Rule Is Not Real | Smart News | Smithsonian</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:24:30TOPIC: What gets us on the moon?TOPIC: What gets us on the moon?
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about varieties of clowns, rogue walruses, bloody elevator buttons, taking risks, and catching footballs.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann193: Disappointment Delivery Mechanismhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/193
http://5by5.tv/b2w/193Tue, 28 Oct 2014 20:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: You Are That Little Dot.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about notifications, beeps, bloops, flashes, and all the stuff we have zero control over. There's about a million ways people can contact us and just as many ways we can unintentionally disappoint every one of them.
There's sanity in realizing which stuff you actually control, which stuff you have to let go, and how many of the expectations in-between can be reasonably managed.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: You Are That Little Dot.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about notifications, beeps, bloops, flashes, and all the stuff we have <em>zero control over</em>. There's about a million ways people can contact us and just as many ways we can unintentionally disappoint every one of them.</p>
<p>There's sanity in realizing which stuff you actually control, which stuff you have to let go, and how many of the expectations in-between can be reasonably managed.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://www.macdrifter.com/2014/10/email-drafts-the-hard-way.html" class="link" target="_blank">Email Drafts the Hard Way</a></h4>
<p>"I learned a hard lesson early in my adventures of writing words on a computer screen: The last thing you write is the recipient address."</p>
<h4><a href="http://peg.gd/17d" class="link" target="_blank">peg.gd: Bacon Ray - “Tomfoolery” 7-inch (AAJ Records, 1995)</a></h4>
<p>Reminder: you can download the theme song from B2W for free here.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.selfdeterminationtheory.org/" class="link" target="_blank">selfdeterminationtheory.org — An Approach to human motivation &amp; personalityHome - selfdeterminationtheory.org</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.comixology.com/Silver-Surfer-Vol-1-New-Dawn/digital-comic/152755?ref=c2VyaWVzL3ZpZXcvZGVza3RvcC9saXN0L1JlY2VudEFkZGl0aW9ucw" class="link" target="_blank">Silver Surfer Vol. 1: New Dawn - Comics by comiXology</a></h4>
<p>The Silver Surfer, sentinel of the cosmos, is often alone on his quest to defend space. All that changes when Surfer meets earthling Dawn Greenwood, a young woman determined to push the Surfer's boundaries. Plus, the introduction of the villain known as Never Queen! When Surfer tries to return Dawn home, he finds himself in his strangest battle yet with Shuma-Gorath!</p>
<h4><a href="http://technicaldifficulties.us/episodes/080-a-history-of-computing" class="link" target="_blank">Technical Difficulties - 080 - A History of Computing with Dr. Drang</a></h4>
<p>Dr. Drang returns to explore his background in computing from the late 1970s to today. Along the way we discover what happens when you mess up a punchcard, what Linux was like in the early days, why he uses a Mac today, and his perspectives on the near future of computing.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/incomparable/217" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | The Incomparable #217: Weird Reverse Hidden Charisma</a></h4>
<p>Come with us if you want to live! It's time for our re-watch of 1984's classic sci-fi/horror/monster/car chase movie "The Terminator." It's a film that offers a fine distillation of everything '80s, from Linda Hamilton's Guess jeans to the pulsating Casio keyboard soundtrack. How do Kyle Reese's stolen pants remind him of home? And whatever you do, keep an eye out for a gigantic Austrian!With panelists Erika Ensign, David J. Loehr, and Steve Lutz.</p>
<h4><a href="http://deadline.com/2014/10/benedict-cumberbatch-doctor-strange-movie-cast-862815/" class="link" target="_blank">Benedict Cumberbatch As ‘Doctor Strange&#x27;: Actor Cast In Marvel Movie | Deadline</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://gokarbon.com/scratch/" class="link" target="_blank">Scratch — Your Quick-Input Notepad</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://agiletortoise.com/drafts/" class="link" target="_blank">Drafts - Agile Tortoise</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://omz-software.com/editorial/" class="link" target="_blank">Editorial for iOS</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://bywordapp.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Byword • Simple and efficient text editor for Mac, iPhone and iPad.</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM" class="link" target="_blank">Sugar: The Bitter Truth - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/192" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #192: Party City Trophies</a></h4>
<p>TOPIC: Reinforcement, Aikido, and FearThis week, Dan and Merlin try to tackle positive versus negative reinforcement.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrIeP798hiQ" class="link" target="_blank">Just give me all the bacon and eggs you have... - YouTube</a></h4>
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<p>Listener-submitted titles for this episode.</p>
<h4><a href="http://badassdigest.com/2014/10/27/film-crit-hulk-smash-on-despair-gamergate-and-quitting-the-hulk/" class="link" target="_blank">Film Crit Hulk Smash: ON DESPAIR, GAMERGATE AND QUITTING THE HULK | Badass Digest</a></h4>
<p>Hulk attempts to make sense of the maelstrom. </p>
<h4><a href="http://offermanwoodshop.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Home - Woodworkers Collective - Los Angeles - Offerman Woodshop</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.macstories.net/stories/editorial-for-ipad-review/" class="link" target="_blank">Reinventing iOS Automation: Editorial Review – MacStories</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:35:56TOPIC: You Are That Little Dot.TOPIC: You Are That Little Dot.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about notifications, beeps, bloops, flashes, and all the stuff we have zero control over. There's about a million ways people can contact us and just as many ways we can unintentionally disappoint every one of them.
There's sanity in realizing which stuff you actually control, which stuff you have to let go, and how many of the expectations in-between can be reasonably managed.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann192: Party City Trophieshttp://5by5.tv/b2w/192
http://5by5.tv/b2w/192Tue, 21 Oct 2014 17:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Reinforcement, Aikido, and Fear
This week, Dan and Merlin try to tackle positive versus negative reinforcement.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Reinforcement, Aikido, and Fear</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin try to tackle positive versus negative reinforcement.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="https://adfreetime.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Ad-free time! | Blocking ads, unblocking Netflix, Pandora, Hulu, BBC and more</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dAl76hkaPw" class="link" target="_blank">Ernie Kovacs - Droongo - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.technologyreview.com/view/531911/isaac-asimov-mulls-how-do-people-get-new-ideas/" class="link" target="_blank">Published for the First Time: a 1959 Essay by Isaac Asimov on Creativity | MIT Technology Review</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/bathroom-habits-poll-results#2v44k0" class="link" target="_blank">24 Surprisingly Divisive Pooping Habits</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-129-museo-de-garbagemen.html" class="link" target="_blank">Ep. 129: &quot;Museo De Garbagemen&quot; - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann</a></h4>
<p>Deep dive on the Savannah Cat mentioned after recording last week.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_for_the_Practicing_Musician" class="link" target="_blank">Guitar for the Practicing Musician - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/21/7026095/guardians-of-the-galaxy-mixtape-will-be-released-on-cassette-tape" class="link" target="_blank">The awesome &#x27;Guardians of the Galaxy&#x27; mixtape will be released on cassette | The Verge</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Red_Machine" class="link" target="_blank">Big Red Machine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Garvey" class="link" target="_blank">Steve Garvey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Stephanie-s-New-Born-Lamb-41029" class="link" target="_blank">Stephanie&#x27;s New Born Lamb | LEGO Shop</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00GSN5DPU/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: LEGO Friends 41029&#x27; Stephanie&#x27;s New Born Lamb: Toys &amp; Games</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/538/is-this-working" class="link" target="_blank">Is This Working? | This American Life</a></h4>
<p>Stories of schools struggling with what to do with misbehaving kids. There's no general agreement about what teachers should do to discipline kids. And there's evidence that some of the most popular punishments actually may harm kids.</p>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restorative_practices" class="link" target="_blank">Restorative practices - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://showbot.5by5.tv/shows/235" class="link" target="_blank">Showbot</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvMrBYlwHqU" class="link" target="_blank">Stanley Jordan playing &quot;Over the Rainbow&quot; - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapping" class="link" target="_blank">Tapping - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Tapping is a guitar playing technique, where a string is fretted and set into vibration as part of a single motion of being pushed onto the fretboard, as opposed to the standard technique being fretted with one hand and picked with the other.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8CcTYsMHYU&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;t=3m11s" class="link" target="_blank">Autograph - Turn up the Radio - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDGsh-Hrxho" class="link" target="_blank">The Mountain Goats - &quot;Cubs in Five&quot;</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido" class="link" target="_blank">Aikido - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Ueshiba's goal was to create an art that practitioners could use to defend themselves while also protecting their attacker from injury.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/96467299669/avol-how-i-look-to-my-kid-the-morning-after" class="link" target="_blank">&quot;AVOL&quot; How I look to my kid the morning after... | kung fu grippe</a></h4>
<p>This episode was sponsored by <a href="http://squarespace.com/backtowork">Squarespace</a> (use code ITSYOURSHOW for a free trial and 10% off) and by <a href="http://www.varonis.com/backtowork">Varonis DatAnywhere</a> (Try turning your own network shares into a private cloud free for 30 days with an unlimited amount of users and if you visit varonis.com/backtowork you get 5 users free forever).</p>
Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:33:58TOPIC: Reinforcement, Aikido, and FearTOPIC: Reinforcement, Aikido, and Fear
This week, Dan and Merlin try to tackle positive versus negative reinforcement.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann191: Heisenberg Uncertainty Doghttp://5by5.tv/b2w/191
http://5by5.tv/b2w/191Tue, 14 Oct 2014 19:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: People, amirite?
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about neighbors, dogs, Macs, MLB.tv, and
flavors of reinforcement.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: People, amirite?</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about neighbors, dogs, Macs, MLB.tv, and
flavors of reinforcement.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://www.patreon.com/5by5" class="link" target="_blank">Support Dan Benjamin creating Podcasts and videos</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/190" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #190: C-3PO&#x27;s Beard</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/subscriptions/index_streaming.jsp?&amp;partnerId=MLBTVREDIRECT" class="link" target="_blank">Watch Live Streaming Major League Baseball Games Online with MLB.TV | MLB.com: Subscriptions</a></h4>
<p>LOT of asterisks there.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/184/neighbors" class="link" target="_blank">Neighbors | This American Life</a></h4>
<p>"Stories of people trying to love their neighbors...and failing."</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:27:08TOPIC: People, amirite?TOPIC: People, amirite?
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about neighbors, dogs, Macs, MLB.tv, and
flavors of reinforcement.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann190: C-3PO's Beardhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/190
http://5by5.tv/b2w/190Tue, 07 Oct 2014 19:45:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: The Ultimate Existential Investor
This week, Dan and Merlin vent about Apple as only its superfans really can. What happens when things…don't…just work?
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: The Ultimate Existential Investor</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin vent about Apple as only its superfans really can. What happens when things…don't…<em>just work</em>?</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/three-ring-binder-tickets-11473159529" class="link" target="_blank">Three Ring Binder Tickets, San Francisco - Eventbrite</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.comixology.com/Batgirl-2011-35/digital-comic/147405" class="link" target="_blank">Batgirl (2011-) #35 - Comics by comiXology</a></h4>
<p>Barbara Gordon is no stranger to dusting herself off when disaster strikes so when a fire destroys everything she owned, she spots the opportunity for a new lease on life—and seizes it!</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FoxPro" class="link" target="_blank">FoxPro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.strava.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Running and Cycling GPS Tracker, Performance Analytics, Maps, Clubs and Competition | Strava</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2014/10/06/ios-8-adoption-stagnates/" class="link" target="_blank">iOS 8 Adoption Stagnates Just Two and a Half Weeks After Launch - Mac Rumors</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000VZW2PA/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Gan Mao Ling, 100 ct, Plum Flower: Health &amp; Personal Care</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002OTRBV6/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Bi Yan Pian, Nose Inflammation Pills, 120 Tablets: Health &amp; Personal Care</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002SFXTV2/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Gan Mao Ling ECONOMY SIZE, 500 ct, Plum Flower: Health &amp; Personal Care</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/99003847854/50-00-for-sale-since-2010-fifty-dollars" class="link" target="_blank">$50.00 For sale since 2010. Fifty dollars. ... | kung fu grippe</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.dccomics.com/comics/batgirl-2011/batgirl-35" class="link" target="_blank">BATGIRL #35 | DC Comics</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_52:_Futures_End" class="link" target="_blank">The New 52: Futures End - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2011/11/11/the-star-wars-saga-suggested-viewing-order/" class="link" target="_blank">Absolutely No Machete Juggling » The Star Wars Saga: Introducing Machete Order</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsay_Hunt_syndrome_type_II" class="link" target="_blank">Ramsay Hunt syndrome type II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPAloq5MCUA" class="link" target="_blank">David Fincher - And the Other Way is Wrong - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FOzD4Sfgag" class="link" target="_blank">Edgar Wright - How to Do Visual Comedy - YouTube</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://www.flophousepodcast.com/2013/11/episode-139-star-wars-episode-ii-attack-of-the-clones/" class="link" target="_blank">Episode #139 – Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones The Flop House</a></h4>
<p>The three peaches spend this episode cloning around about Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones, as part of a podcrawl with Read it and Weep (who took on Episode I) and Proudly Resents (who will be taking on Episode III). Meanwhile, Dan’s space gaydar is misaligned, Elliott explains the proper way to steal a cake, and the greatest secrets of Stuart’s nerdiness are revealed.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/PhonyAds/silverad.html" class="link" target="_blank">Colloidal Silver: Risk Without Benefit</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:21:35TOPIC: The Ultimate Existential InvestorTOPIC: The Ultimate Existential Investor
This week, Dan and Merlin vent about Apple as only its superfans really can. What happens when things…don't…just work?
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann189: That's How You Roll When You're a Lobsterhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/189
http://5by5.tv/b2w/189Tue, 30 Sep 2014 15:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Starting the stuff we haven't started.
This week—after some entertaining random talk and a handful of hardware and software recommendations—Dan and Merlin dive back into a familiar evergreen topic: why is it so hard to get started with a project? And, just as importantly, what can we learn from that persistent difficulty?
In a nut? Just start trying to suck more regularly.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Starting the stuff we haven't started.</p>
<p>This week—after some entertaining random talk and a handful of hardware and software recommendations—Dan and Merlin dive back into a familiar evergreen topic: why is it so hard to get started with a project? And, just as importantly, what can we <em>learn</em> from that persistent difficulty?</p>
<p>In a nut? Just start trying to suck more regularly.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://www.confreaks.com/videos/4617-e4e2014-advanced-tricycling" class="link" target="_blank">Advanced Tricycling - Merlin Mann - Constant Contact 2014</a></h4>
<p>Video of Merlin's recent presentation on the elusiveness of getting better—and learning what to get better <em>at</em>.</p>
<p>Presented on September 12, 2014 at Constant Contact's e4e Developer conference in Waltham, Mass.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00L5KI0E2/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Marvel Infinite Series Rocket Raccoon Figure, 3.75&quot;: Toys &amp; Games</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_supernatural_beings_in_Chinese_folklore#Shui_gui" class="link" target="_blank">List of supernatural beings in Chinese folklore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/library-extension/chkgcmmjoejpekoegkedcpifgfhpjmec" class="link" target="_blank">Library Extension - Chrome Web Store</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.chineseherbshealing.com/ban-lan-gen-isatis-root/" class="link" target="_blank">Ban Lan Gen (Isatis Root)</a></h4>
<p>Main functions are to clear heat-toxicity, cool blood, and relieve sore throat. Main usage and indications are macula due to pestilential toxicity invasion, high fever, headache, infection with swollen head, dark reddish purple tongue, scarlet fever, erysipelas, mumps, pharyngitis, sore boils and bunacles, chicken pox, measles, hepatitis, cold and flu, epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis, epidemic encephalitis B, pneumonia, unconsciousness, hematemesis, bleeding from five sense organs or subcutaneous tissue, swollen throat, pinkeye causing by inflammation, shingles, and osteomyelitis, etc.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.libraryextension.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Library Extension - See book availability from your local library while you browse Amazon.com | Library Extension for Chrome</a></h4>
<p>Library Extension The</p>
<h4><a href="http://template-extension.org/" class="link" target="_blank">Template</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.tunnelbear.com/" class="link" target="_blank">TunnelBear</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00DES2FQW/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">ASUS Dual-Band Wireless Router (RT-AC56U) at Amazon.com</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B007PTCFFW/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: TP-LINK TL-WR702N Wireless N150 Travel Router, Nano Size, Router/AP/Client/Bridge/Repeater Modes, 150Mpbs, USB Powered: Computers &amp; Accessories</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00ADHPP6Y/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Edimax N150 Wireless Personal Hotspot and Travel Router (BR-6258nL) at Amazon.com</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://showbot.5by5.tv/shows/217" class="link" target="_blank">Showbot</a></h4>
<p>Listener-submitted suggestions for this week's episode.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0965510999/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">It&#x27;s Not Carpal Tunnel Syndrome!: RSI Theory and Therapy for Computer Professionals: Suparna Damany MSPT, Jack Bellis: 9780965510998: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Fleurs_du_mal" class="link" target="_blank">Les Fleurs du mal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>"—Hypocrite lecteur,—mon semblable,—mon frère!"</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.maximumfun.org/sound-young-america/maxfuncon-merlin-mann-doing-creative-work-sound-young-america" class="link" target="_blank">MaxFunCon: Merlin Mann on Doing Creative Work; The Sound of Young America | Maximum Fun</a></h4>
<p>Merlin Mann talks about the process of doing creative work, and particularly how to abandon the quest for perfection, get off your butt and get started.</p>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situation_awareness" class="link" target="_blank">Situation awareness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Situation awareness is the perception of environmental elements with respect to time and/or space, the comprehension of their meaning, and the projection of their status after some variable has changed, such as time, or some other variable, such as a predetermined event. It is also a field of study concerned with perception of the environment critical to decision-makers in complex, dynamic areas from aviation, air traffic control, ship navigation, power plant operations, military command and control, and emergency services such as fire fighting and policing</p>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resource_leveling" class="link" target="_blank">Resource leveling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Resource leveling as defined by PMBOK is a (project management) "technique in which start and finish dates are adjusted based on resource constraints with the goal of balancing demand for resources with the available supply".</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.flophousepodcast.com/" class="link" target="_blank">The Flop House</a></h4>
<p>Merlin's pick for the podcast you should already be listening to and obsessing over.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.flophousepodcast.com/2013/08/episode-133-bullet-to-the-head/" class="link" target="_blank">Episode #133 – Bullet to the Head The Flop House</a></h4>
<p>Merlin's provisional candidate for the best episode of The Flop House to start with.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.libraryelf.com/Default.aspx" class="link" target="_blank">Elf | Your Personal Email Library Reminder Service</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:17:53TOPIC: Starting the stuff we haven't started.TOPIC: Starting the stuff we haven't started.
This week—after some entertaining random talk and a handful of hardware and software recommendations—Dan and Merlin dive back into a familiar evergreen topic: why is it so hard to get started with a project? And, just as importantly, what can we learn from that persistent difficulty?
In a nut? Just start trying to suck more regularly.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann188: The Smell of Snake Anxietyhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/188
http://5by5.tv/b2w/188Tue, 23 Sep 2014 19:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Media, Rarely Well Done
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the modern consumer media landscape and how we seem to be changing almost as fast as the technology. Almost.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Media, Rarely Well Done</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the modern consumer media landscape and how we seem to be changing almost as fast as the technology. <em>Almost</em>.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://merlinm.com/meetup" class="link" target="_blank">Ungainly X-Mann Meetup #5 — Merlin Mann</a></h4>
<p>MERLIN MANN (Back to Work, Roderick on the Line, You Look Nice Today, et al.) invites you to drop by Two Cats Comics on the evening of Thursday, September 25th to hang out, talk about comics, and just say, “Hi.”</p>
<h4><a href="https://readdle.com/blog/2014/09/introducing-exclusive-ios-8-updates-for-all-readdle-apps/" class="link" target="_blank">Introducing Exclusive iOS 8 Updates For All Readdle Apps | Readdle</a></h4>
<p>Without further ado lets dive into the hottest news our team has prepared for you.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-125-all-the-great-shows.html" class="link" target="_blank">Ep. 125: &quot;All the Great Shows!&quot; - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann</a></h4>
<p>The Problem: John wasn’t actually a big fan.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJfLoE6hanc" class="link" target="_blank">BIRDMAN - Official International Trailer - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.foxsearchlight.com/birdman/?gclid=CJDAwffb98ACFQwV7Aod63cACQ" class="link" target="_blank">Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis | Birdman | Fox Searchlight</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002E4Z8M/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Shure SM7B Vocal Dynamic Microphone, Cardioid: Musical Instruments</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B005G6CZRE/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Presonus AudioBox 22VSL 24-Bit/96 kHz 2x2 USB 2.0 Audio Interface: Musical Instruments</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785191283/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Marvel Famous Firsts: 75th Anniversary Masterworks Slipcase Set (9780785191285): Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Don Heck, Joe Sinnott, Joe Orlando, Bill Everett, Marie Severin: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.jackals.us/" class="link" target="_blank">Jackal Podcasts</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://naturebox.com/peanut-butter-nom-noms.html" class="link" target="_blank">NatureBox</a></h4>
<p>Description: Enjoy the comforting sweetness of cookie dough without the guilt. The only problem is deciding whether you should share these hand-made Nom Noms!</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785191283/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Marvel Famous Firsts: 75th Anniversary Masterworks Slipcase Set (9780785191285): Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Don Heck, Joe Sinnott, Joe Orlando, Bill Everett, Marie Severin: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1785905" class="link" target="_blank">iPhone 6 Plus slightly bent after 2 days - MacRumors Forums</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://plex.tv/" class="link" target="_blank">Plex Media Server: Your Media on all of Your Devices - Plex.tv</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://smilesoftware.com/blog/entry/textexpander-snippet-expansion-comes-to-every-app-in-ios-8" class="link" target="_blank">Smile Blog: TextExpander Snippet Expansion Comes to Every App in iOS 8</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.macdrifter.com/2014/09/ios-8s-new-key-logger.html" class="link" target="_blank">iOS 8’s New Key Logger</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://readdle.com/blog/2014/09/meet-ultimate-productivity-bundle-by-readdle/" class="link" target="_blank">Meet “Ultimate Productivity Bundle” by Readdle | Readdle</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://flexibits.com/fantastical-iphone" class="link" target="_blank">Flexibits | Fantastical 2 for iPhone | The fast and friendly calendar app.</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.comixology.com/Edge-of-Spider-Verse-2-of-5/digital-comic/140681" class="link" target="_blank">Edge of Spider-Verse #2 - Comics by comiXology</a></h4>
<p>Gwen Stacy as Spider-Woman! In one universe, it wasn't Peter Parker bitten by the radioactive spider, but Gwen Stacy! She's smart, charming and can lift a car, just don't tell her Police Chief father! How is she involved in Spider-Verse?</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.jackals.us/better-know-a-jackal/13" class="link" target="_blank">Jackal Podcasts</a></h4>
<p>This episode hosted by Mike Beasterfeld. Guest for this episode was TwistByrn.</p>
<h4><a href="https://blog.plex.tv/2014/09/22/upcoming-price-increase-new-plex-pass-subscriptions/" class="link" target="_blank">Upcoming price increase for NEW Plex Pass subscriptions - Plex Blog : Plex Blog</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.npr.org/2014/09/17/348736199/as-a-lyricist-and-novelist-the-mountain-goats-lead-man-writes-about-pain" class="link" target="_blank">Interview: John Darnielle, Author Of &#x27;Wolf In White Van&#x27; | Mountain Goats Singer Writes About Pain : NPR</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://jguitar.com/chordsearch/A5" class="link" target="_blank">A5 Chord</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasturtium_(genus)" class="link" target="_blank">Nasturtium (genus) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.flophousepodcast.com/" class="link" target="_blank">The Flop House</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.twocatscomicbookstore.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Two Cats Comic Book Store - Two Cats Comic Book Store</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://showbot.5by5.tv/shows/211" class="link" target="_blank">Showbot</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://tumblr.nerd.is/post/98267772165/fully-funded-thanks-to-everyone-who-supported-the" class="link" target="_blank">Nerd.is Tumblr Edition — Fully funded! Thanks to everyone who supported the...</a></h4>
<p>Sponsored by <a href="http://smilesoftware.com/b2w?crcat=b2w&amp;crsource=pdfpen-scan-plus&amp;crcampaign=sep14">PDFpen Scan+</a> (Start scanning documents right from your iPhone and iPad with PDFpen Scan+), <a href="http://solaro.com/frequency">SOLARO</a> (Start studying for all your 3rd-12th grade courses online and get 50% the entire life of your SOLARO subscription when you use the code GOAHEADCALLER at checkout), <a href="http://www.sharefile.com/try/rt/?src=display-5by5&amp;utm_source=5by5&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_campaign=backtowork">Citrix ShareFile</a> (Click the link then click on the microphone at the top of the homepage and enter the code BTW for a special 30-day FREE trial), and <a href="http://squarespace.com/backtowork">Squarespace</a> (use code ITSYOURSHOW for a free trial and 10% off).</p>
Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:48:36TOPIC: Media, Rarely Well DoneTOPIC: Media, Rarely Well Done
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the modern consumer media landscape and how we seem to be changing almost as fast as the technology. Almost.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann187: Peeling a Dangerous Onionhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/187
http://5by5.tv/b2w/187Tue, 16 Sep 2014 21:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Knowing What You'll Need to Know
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about a recent presentation Merlin gave on expertise and curiosity. They also pour out a 40 for Macworld Magazine.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Knowing What You'll Need to Know</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about a recent presentation Merlin gave on expertise and curiosity. They also pour out a 40 for <em>Macworld Magazine</em>.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/09/14/keep-going/" class="link" target="_blank">If You’re Going Through Hell, Keep Going | Quote Investigator</a></h4>
<p>In conclusion, the above citations represent a snapshot of current knowledge and future discoveries are possible. QI would tentatively credit Douglas Bloch with the adage containing the phrase “don’t stop” based on the 1990 citation.</p>
<h4><a href="http://relay.fm/analogue/5" class="link" target="_blank">Analog(ue) #5: The Only Way Out Is Through - Relay FM</a></h4>
<p>On this episode Casey and Myke are joined by Stephen Hackett. They talk about what it's like to share private family matters on the internet.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.heroinitiative.org/" class="link" target="_blank">Hero Initiative</a></h4>
<p>The Hero Initiative creates a financial safety net for comic creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. Since inception, the Hero Initiative has been fortunate enough to benefit over 50 creators and their families with over $500,000 worth of much-needed aid, fueled by your contributions! It's a chance for all of us to give back something to the people who have given us so much enjoyment.</p>
<h4><a href="http://scottknaster.blogspot.com/2013/10/inside-first-issue-of-macworld.html" class="link" target="_blank">Witless to history: Inside the first issue of Macworld</a></h4>
<p>Having a whole new magazine devoted to the Mac was pretty cool back in 1984. You've seen the cover of the first issue, right?</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.engineers4engineers.org/" class="link" target="_blank">Engineers4Engineers 2014 Developer Conference</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/seanhussey" class="link" target="_blank">Sean Hussey (seanhussey) | Twitter</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreyfus_model_of_skill_acquisition" class="link" target="_blank">Dreyfus model of skill acquisition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://chrisbreen.com/words/2014/9/12/letter-of-recommendation" class="link" target="_blank">Letter of recommendation — Hair-Breened Ideas</a></h4>
<p>But I’m not here to feed Internet tittle-tattle. Rather, as someone who’s been with Macworld (and MacUser before it) for a very long time, I’d like to provide potential employers (and those who are simply interested in their favorite writers) some details about my departed colleagues.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/2683913/when-a-door-closes.html" class="link" target="_blank">When a door closes | Macworld</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.theincomparable.com/theincomparable/" class="link" target="_blank">The Incomparable - a podcast from The Incomparable</a></h4>
<p>This episode was sponsored by our friends at <a href="http://caspersleep.com/backtowork">Casper</a> (It's time for you to lay down on a premium mattress that you got at a fraction of the price. Use the code COMICS for $50 towards towards your order and for every bed sold Casper will donate $50 to the charity chosen by Merlin &amp; Dan), <a href="http://lynda.com/backtowork">lynda.com</a> (Start learning something new by visiting lynda.com/backtowork and get a free 7-day trial where you can access all of their 2,400+ courses), and by <a href="http://www.sharefile.com/try/rt/?src=display-5by5&amp;utm_source=5by5&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_campaign=backtowork">Citrix ShareFile</a> (Click the link then click on the microphone at the top of the homepage and enter the code BTW for a special 30-day FREE trial).</p>
Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:29:53TOPIC: Knowing What You'll Need to KnowTOPIC: Knowing What You'll Need to Know
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about a recent presentation Merlin gave on expertise and curiosity. They also pour out a 40 for Macworld Magazine.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann186: I Wish John Siracusa Were Herehttp://5by5.tv/b2w/186
http://5by5.tv/b2w/186Tue, 09 Sep 2014 19:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Grab bag.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about—what? Well. They talk about privilege, empathy, bikes, bass players, Merlin's new mic, more bathroom signs, and a controversial anecdote about how Apple was maybe kinda not nice to a customer.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Grab bag.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about—what? Well. They talk about privilege, empathy, bikes, bass players, Merlin's new mic, more bathroom signs, and a controversial anecdote about how Apple was maybe kinda not nice to a customer.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://gigaom.com/2014/09/01/what-is-the-blue-light-from-our-screens-really-doing-to-our-eyes/" class="link" target="_blank">What is the blue light from our screens really doing to our eyes? — Tech News and Analysis</a></h4>
<p>“I discovered that using light at night is bad for people’s health and interferes with their sleep. I felt a moral obligation to do something about it, particularly when I learned it’s the blue component in ordinary white light that is suppressing the production of melatonin. And melatonin not only helps you sleep but is a marvelous material that has a very big influence on health in general</p>
<h4><a href="http://alittlemoresauce.com/2014/08/20/what-my-bike-has-taught-me-about-white-privilege/" class="link" target="_blank">What My Bike Has Taught Me About White Privilege | A Little More Sauce</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/blanco/status/507644069250891776" class="link" target="_blank">blanco on Twitter: &quot;@hotdogsladies Sorry for the delay your Samson Microphone package should be there today. Hope you enjoy it.&quot;</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.samsontech.com/samson/products/microphones/usb-microphones/c01upro/" class="link" target="_blank">Samson — C01U Pro</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87LGmm1M5Is" class="link" target="_blank">Louis CK - Time Travel is Excluslively a White Privilege - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.facebook.com/authorized.apple/posts/925197197495586" class="link" target="_blank">(30) On August 18, 2014 we lost our house and many... - Karen Scholz Leibfred</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://mightyfineburgers.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Mighty Fine Burgers Fries &amp; Shakes – Austin</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.apple.com/support/products/iphone.html" class="link" target="_blank">Apple - Support - AppleCare+ - iPhone</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://daringfireball.net/2014/09/security_tradeoffs" class="link" target="_blank">Daring Fireball: Security Trade-Offs</a></h4>
<p>I’ve heard from Genius Bar staffers who eventually left the job because of the stress of dealing with customers suffering data loss.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.engineers4engineers.org/" class="link" target="_blank">Engineers4Engineers 2014 Developer Conference</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restorative_practices" class="link" target="_blank">Restorative practices - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Restorative practices is a social science that integrates developments from a variety of disciplines and fields — including education, psychology, social work, criminology, sociology, organizational development and leadership — in order to build healthy communities, increase social capital, decrease crime and antisocial behavior, repair harm and restore relationships.</p>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olestra" class="link" target="_blank">Olestra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>In the late 1990s, Olestra lost its popularity due to side effects, but products containing the ingredient can still be purchased at grocery stores in some countries.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.flophousepodcast.com/" class="link" target="_blank">The Flop House</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://chrisbreen.com/words/2014/9/12/letter-of-recommendation" class="link" target="_blank">Letter of recommendation — Hair-Breened Ideas</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:06:27TOPIC: Grab bag.
TOPIC: Grab bag.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about—what? Well. They talk about privilege, empathy, bikes, bass players, Merlin's new mic, more bathroom signs, and a controversial anecdote about how Apple was maybe kinda not nice to a customer.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann185: David Foster Wallace Morninghttp://5by5.tv/b2w/185
http://5by5.tv/b2w/185Tue, 02 Sep 2014 20:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: The Durable Impossibility of Email.
This week, Dan and Merlin return to an evergreen topic: the impossibility of email.
Chaotic, paradoxical, debilitating, frustrating, buoyant, and occasionally capable of causing short-term madness, email is still the medium that we'll never get right.
But, quixotically, it never stops us from trying.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: The Durable Impossibility of Email.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin return to an evergreen topic: <em>the impossibility of email</em>.</p>
<p>Chaotic, paradoxical, debilitating, frustrating, buoyant, and occasionally capable of causing short-term madness, email is still the medium that we'll <strong>never</strong> get right.</p>
<p>But, quixotically, it never stops us from trying.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://www.engineers4engineers.org/" class="link" target="_blank">Engineers4Engineers 2014 Developer Conference</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/96304718464/two-wheelin-per-this-weeks-back-to-work" class="link" target="_blank">[VIDEO] Two-Wheelin’ Per this week’s Back to Work. ... | kung fu grippe</a></h4>
<p>In which Merlin's kid scoots like a big kid.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Rotten Tomatoes: Movies | TV Shows | Movie Trailers | Reviews</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.jackals.us/better-know-a-jackal" class="link" target="_blank">Jackal Podcasts</a></h4>
<p>A weekly interview show with fans of podcasting</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.daisydiskapp.com/" class="link" target="_blank">DaisyDisk - Analyze disk usage and free up disk space on Mac</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3I88wsFKao" class="link" target="_blank">Iron Maiden - Flight Of Icarus - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://support.google.com/mail/answer/6594?hl=en" class="link" target="_blank">Keyboard shortcuts for Gmail - Gmail Help</a></h4>
<p>Learn them. Love them.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.mailboxapp.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Mailbox</a></h4>
<p>We redesigned the inbox to make email light, fast, and mobile-friendly. Quickly swipe messages to your archive or trash and scan entire conversations in a chat-like view. It's a whole new inbox.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.dispatchapp.net/" class="link" target="_blank">Dispatch: TextExpander-enabled Email App for iPhone</a></h4>
<p>Dispatch makes it easy to act on mails even when you're on the move.</p>
<p>Based on Merlin Mann's idea of managing your inbox, it helps you tame your inbox by letting you delete, defer, delegate, generate actions and even respond to your mails with ease.</p>
<h4><a href="http://parislemon.com/post/73047961333/yes-another-email-rant" class="link" target="_blank">ParisLemon — Yes, Another Email Rant</a></h4>
<p>I know all of this sounds crazy. But given my hatred of email, I often find myself thinking about the psychology behind it. And thinking about if there’s something here to give me the upper hand.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.43folders.com/2006/01/04/email-dmz" class="link" target="_blank">Fresh Start: The Email DMZ | 43 Folders</a></h4>
<p>Like a lot of the best fresh starts, this one's a total psych-out</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/guardians_of_the_galaxy/" class="link" target="_blank">Guardians of the Galaxy - Rotten Tomatoes</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_Jest" class="link" target="_blank">Infinite Jest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The lengthy and complex work takes place in a semi-satiric future version of North America, centering on a junior tennis academy and a nearby substance-abuse recovery center.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Supposedly_Fun_Thing_I%27ll_Never_Do_Again" class="link" target="_blank">A Supposedly Fun Thing I&#x27;ll Never Do Again - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>In the title essay, originally published in Harper's as "Shipping Out", Wallace describes the excesses of his one-week trip in the Caribbean aboard the cruise ship MV Zenith, which he rechristens the Nadir.</p>
<h4><a href="http://harryshearer.com/le-show/" class="link" target="_blank">Le Show - Harry Shearer</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_laureth_sulfate" class="link" target="_blank">Sodium laureth sulfate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Sodium laureth sulfate, or sodium lauryl ether sulfate (SLES), is an anionic detergent and surfactant found in many personal care products (soaps, shampoos, toothpaste etc.). SLES is an inexpensive and very effective foaming agent</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785166076/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 1: Cosmic Avengers (Marvel Now) (9780785166078): Brian Michael Bendis, Steve McNiven, Sara Pichelli: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.worldcat.org/title/guardians-of-the-galaxy-1-cosmic-avengers/oclc/858126745&amp;referer=brief_results" class="link" target="_blank">Guardians of the galaxy 1 : cosmic avengers . (Book, 2014) [WorldCat.org]</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/help/175" class="link" target="_blank">Dropbox - How do I save space on my computer?</a></h4>
<p>Selective Sync is a feature of the Dropbox desktop application that allows you to select only the folders you want to be synced to your computer. Selective Sync gives you the control to ensure you have only the files you need on any computer. It's especially handy if you want to save space on netbooks and other computers with small hard drives.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satisficing" class="link" target="_blank">Satisficing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://contrast.co/launch-center-pro/" class="link" target="_blank">Contrast | Launch Center Pro</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopen" class="link" target="_blank">Autopen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>This episode was sponsored by our friends at <a href="http://lynda.com/backtowork">lynda.com</a> (Start learning something new by visiting lynda.com/backtowork and get a free 7-day trial where you can access all of their 2,400+ courses), and <a href="http://varonis.com/backtowork">Varonis DatAnywhere</a> (Try turning your own network shares into a private cloud free for 30 days with an unlimited amount of users and if you visit varonis.com/backtowork you get 5 users free forever).</p>
Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:29:52TOPIC: The Durable Impossibility of Email.TOPIC: The Durable Impossibility of Email.
This week, Dan and Merlin return to an evergreen topic: the impossibility of email.
Chaotic, paradoxical, debilitating, frustrating, buoyant, and occasionally capable of causing short-term madness, email is still the medium that we'll never get right.
But, quixotically, it never stops us from trying.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann184: Days of Bathrooms Pasthttp://5by5.tv/b2w/184
http://5by5.tv/b2w/184Tue, 26 Aug 2014 16:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Is there anything else you want to tell me?
This week, Dan and Merlin discuss what bathrooms can teach us about learning, expertise, and empathy.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Is there anything else you want to tell me?</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin discuss what bathrooms can teach us about learning, expertise, and empathy.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="https://www.sfbike.org/resources/bicycle-law/rules-of-the-road/" class="link" target="_blank">Rules of the Road - San Francisco Bicycle Coalition</a></h4>
<p>The SF Bicycle Coalition is proud to be the leading resource for street safety in San Francisco. Every year, we reach tens of thousands of people with the Bicycle Rules of the Road. Here are the 10 bike laws you need to know to pedal safely and legally:</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/specials/29" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | 5by5 Specials #29: Four Places at Once</a></h4>
<p>Dan and his 6 year old son Cash discuss antenna breaks in the upcoming iPhone 6 housing, iPad as a gaming platform, the technology of podcasting and live streaming, the limits of Magneto's powers, Adventure Time, deadly amoebas, visiting Four Corners, Bigfoot, rodeos, a crystal tooth, and more.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2014/08/25/california-kill-switch-law/" class="link" target="_blank">California Law Now Requires All Smartphones to Have Built-In Kill Switches By July 2015 - Mac Rumors</a></h4>
<p>The law requires smartphones to include software or hardware that will render the device inoperable to an unauthorized user in the event that the phone is misplaced or stolen. The anti-theft technology, which has to be able to withstand a hard reset or operating system downgrade, must prevent reactivation of the smartphone on a wireless network except by the authorized user. The anti-theft tools must be installed during the phone's initial setup process, and it must be reversible so an authorized user can unlock the device if it is returned to their possession.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/2465171/life-after-death-resuscitating-a-drowned-iphone-5.html" class="link" target="_blank">Life after death: Resuscitating a drowned iPhone 5 | Macworld</a></h4>
<p>Calling my iPhone “unsinkable” might be a bit much—in all fairness, it did actually sink. But I’m getting ahead of myself.</p>
<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/emersunn/status/501755291000532992" class="link" target="_blank">Paul Emerson on Twitter: @sween My brother thought the edge of an Airblade was a place to squeegee the water off your hands.</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/183" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #183: Remember Who Has the Cannon</a></h4>
<p>TOPIC: Wait, what'd I DO?!?</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about anger, misunderstandings, and trying to do the right thing. How bewildering (and emotional) it can be to feel misunderstood—as well as trying to better understand what we may have done wrong.</p>
<p>Emotions are armor-piercing bullets.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1401307787/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Wherever You Go, There You Are (9781401307783): Jon Kabat-Zinn: Books</a></h4>
<p>When Wherever You Go, There You Are was first published in 1994, no one could have predicted that the book would launch itself onto bestseller lists nationwide and sell over 750,000 copies to date. Ten years later, the book continues to change lives. In honor of the book's 10th anniversary, Hyperion is proud to be releasing the book with a new afterword by the author, and to share this wonderful book with an even larger audience.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://www.carolbergman.net/blog.htm?post=592447" class="link" target="_blank">The Doorknob Effect - Carol Bergman</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreyfus_model_of_skill_acquisition" class="link" target="_blank">Dreyfus model of skill acquisition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.freshstorebuilder.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon Affiliate Stores | Fresh Store Builder</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:28:40TOPIC: Is there anything else you want to tell me?TOPIC: Is there anything else you want to tell me?
This week, Dan and Merlin discuss what bathrooms can teach us about learning, expertise, and empathy.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann183: Remember Who Has the Cannonhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/183
http://5by5.tv/b2w/183Tue, 19 Aug 2014 18:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Wait, what'd I DO?!?
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about anger, misunderstandings, and trying to do the right thing. How bewildering (and emotional) it can be to feel misunderstood—as well as trying to better understand what we may have done wrong.
Emotions are armor-piercing bullets.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Wait, what'd I DO?!?</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about anger, misunderstandings, and trying to do the right thing. How bewildering (and emotional) it can be to feel misunderstood—as well as trying to better understand what we <em>may</em> have done wrong.</p>
<p>Emotions are armor-piercing bullets.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/08/19/david-letterman-robin-williams/" class="link" target="_blank">David Letterman airs Robin Williams tribute | PopWatch | EW.com</a></h4>
<p>Letterman gave us a glimpse of just how electric Williams’ late night appearances were with a compilation video of his times on the show. The video features some of Williams’ trademark physical, over-the-top comedy, but it also focuses on Williams’ laughter, how he threw his head back and guffawed.</p>
<h4><a href="http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/going-deep-with-david-rees/" class="link" target="_blank">Going Deep With David Rees | National Geographic Channel</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.anxietycoach.com/thought-stopping.html" class="link" target="_blank">Thought Stopping: Why it doesn&#x27;t work, and what works better.</a></h4>
<p>"Treat Worry like a Heckler, not a Mugger"</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/change.html" class="link" target="_blank">All About Change</a></h4>
<p>"What, when I do it, will lead to my long-term well-being and happiness?"</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/matthieu_ricard_on_the_habits_of_happiness" class="link" target="_blank">Matthieu Ricard: The habits of happiness | Talk Video | TED.com</a></h4>
<p>What is happiness, and how can we all get some? Biochemist turned Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard says we can train our minds in habits of well-being, to generate a true sense of serenity and fulfillment.</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:30:30TOPIC: Wait, what'd I DO?!?TOPIC: Wait, what'd I DO?!?
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about anger, misunderstandings, and trying to do the right thing. How bewildering (and emotional) it can be to feel misunderstood—as well as trying to better understand what we may have done wrong.
Emotions are armor-piercing bullets.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann182: Non-Canonical Suspendershttp://5by5.tv/b2w/182
http://5by5.tv/b2w/182Tue, 12 Aug 2014 20:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Thinking, Thinking, Thinking.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the inextricable links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. They also take some time to fondly remember Robin Williams.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Thinking, Thinking, Thinking.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the inextricable links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. They also take some time to fondly remember Robin Williams.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://www.lifetimetv.co.uk/biography/biography-robin-williams" class="link" target="_blank">BIOGRAPHY: Robin Williams Lifetime</a></h4>
<p>Williams was bullied badly during childhood for being chubby and would often spend much of his time playing alone in the family's large home to avoid his tormentors. Eventually, he conquered his overweight label though by joining the wrestling and tracks teams, and realised he could make the other children laugh as a way of gaining respect from them.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1416553657/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Born Standing Up: A Comic&#x27;s Life: Steve Martin: 9781416553656: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Evans_(actor)" class="link" target="_blank">Chris Evans (actor) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Christopher Robert "Chris" Evans (born June 13, 1981)[1] is an American actor and film director. Evans is best known for his superhero roles as Johnny Storm / Human Torch in Fantastic Four (2005) and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw9Evwb1vtQ" class="link" target="_blank">[VIDEO] Craig Ferguson and Robin Williams Interview</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://mefiwiki.com/wiki/ThereIsHelp" class="link" target="_blank">ThereIsHelp - Mefi Wiki</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://bestof.metafilter.com/2014/08/Remembering-Robin-Williams" class="link" target="_blank">Remembering Robin Williams | Best Of MetaFilter</a></h4>
<p>Among many stories and reminiscences, some members recall their IRL experiences with Robin Williams, "mensch, great talent... genuine soul"</p>
<h4><a href="http://screenrant.com/captain-america-chris-evans-quitting-acting/" class="link" target="_blank">‘Captain America’ Star Chris Evans is Ready to Leave the Marvel Universe</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/08/11/338850091/for-a-more-ordered-life-organize-like-a-chef" class="link" target="_blank">For A More Ordered Life, Organize Like A Chef : The Salt : NPR</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:27:29TOPIC: Thinking, Thinking, Thinking.TOPIC: Thinking, Thinking, Thinking.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the inextricable links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. They also take some time to fondly remember Robin Williams.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann181: A Broom Pusher for Johnny Carsonhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/181
http://5by5.tv/b2w/181Wed, 06 Aug 2014 16:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminWhile Merlin takes a short sabbatical, Dan is joined by special guest David Sparks to talk about presentations, making your thing, balancing acts, iBooks author, paying for your kids' school with side projects, old man glasses, and more.
<p>While Merlin takes a short sabbatical, Dan is joined by special guest David Sparks to talk about presentations, making your thing, balancing acts, iBooks author, paying for your kids' school with side projects, old man glasses, and more.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/mpu" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Mac Power Users</a></h4>
<p>Learn about getting the most from your Apple technology with focused topics and workflow guests. Creating Mac Power Users, one geek at a time since 2009.Hosted by David Sparks and Katie Floyd.</p>
<h4><a href="http://macsparky.com/" class="link" target="_blank">MacSparky</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.vertigocomics.com/comics/the-wake-2013/the-wake-1" class="link" target="_blank">THE WAKE #1 | Vertigo</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://macsparky.com/presentations/" class="link" target="_blank">Presentations — MacSparky</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_map" class="link" target="_blank">Mind map - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>A mind map is a diagram used to visually organise information. A mind map is often created around a single concept, drawn as an image in the center of a blank landscape page, to which associated representations of ideas such as images, words and parts of words are added. Major ideas are connected directly to the central concept, and other ideas branch out from those.Mind maps can be drawn by hand, either as "rough notes" during a lecture, meeting or planning session, for example, or as higher quality pictures when more time is available.</p>
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<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/macsparky" class="link" target="_blank">David Sparks (MacSparky) on Twitter</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:07:49While Merlin takes a short sabbatical, Dan is joined by special guest David Sparks to talk about presentations, making your thing, balancing acts, iBooks author, paying for your kids' school with side projects, old man glasses, and more.While Merlin takes a short sabbatical, Dan is joined by special guest David Sparks to talk about presentations, making your thing, balancing acts, iBooks author, paying for your kids' school with side projects, old man glasses, and more.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann180: Deus Ex Machina for Your Guthttp://5by5.tv/b2w/180
http://5by5.tv/b2w/180Tue, 22 Jul 2014 20:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Stupid can't stick to me.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the distinction between being against something vs. not having an opinion about it vs. just choosing not to let the world stick to you.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Stupid can't stick to me.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the distinction between being against something vs. not having an opinion about it vs. just choosing not to let the world <em>stick to you</em>.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://marked2app.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Marked 2 - Smarter tools for smarter writers</a></h4>
<p>Marked is a previewer for Markdown files. Use it with your favorite text editor and it updates every time you save. With robust features for previewing, reviewing and exporting beautiful documents, you can work in plain text while reveling in rich formatting.</p>
<h4><a href="http://macsparky.com/presentations" class="link" target="_blank">Presentations — MacSparky</a></h4>
<p>Most presentations are terrible. That, however, does not need to be the case for your presentations. Author David Sparks, a trial attorney and seasoned technology speaker, explains how to create your own exceptional presentation. This Presentation Field Guide explains how to plan a presentation that will connect with your audience, the technical wizardry to create a stunning presentation, and walks you through presentation day to make sure it goes off without a hitch.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.raptitude.com/2014/07/not-giving-a-shit/" class="link" target="_blank">The elegant art of not giving a shit</a></h4>
<p>Giving a shit does not necessarily mean you’re doing anything useful, but it makes it seem like you are. It feels like there’s some kind of justice that you’re getting closer to with every moment you give a shit. But that’s not true, because giving a shit, by itself, is only thinking — and thinking has little use aside from figuring out what to do.</p>
<h4><a href="http://marked2app.com/help/Keyboard_Shortcuts.html" class="link" target="_blank">Keyboard Shortcuts</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://www.flophousepodcast.com/" class="link" target="_blank">The Flop House</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage" class="link" target="_blank">Home Page - Television Tropes &amp; Idioms</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://levien.com/type/myfonts/inconsolata.html" class="link" target="_blank">Inconsolata</a></h4>
<p>Inconsolata is my first serious original font release. It is a monospace font, designed for code listings and the like, in print. There are a great many "programmer fonts," designed primarily for use on the screen, but in most cases do not have the attention to detail for high resolution rendering.</p>
<h4><a href="http://technicaldifficulties.us/episodes/077-learning-vim-with-potatowire" class="link" target="_blank">Technical Difficulties - 077 - Learning Vim with Potatowire</a></h4>
<p>Potatowire finally leaves the crib, joining Gabe and Erik to discuss command-line text editing with vim. We learn how he started, why he uses a forty-year old text editor, and some cool things you can do when your hands never have to leave the keyboard.</p>
<h4><a href="http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Pale_Man" class="link" target="_blank">Pale Man - Villains Wiki - villains, bad guys, comic books, anime</a></h4>
<p>The Pale Man is a secondary villain from Guillermo del Toro's 2006 fantasy film Pan's Labyrinth. He was played by Doug Jones (who also portrayed the faun).</p>
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<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070047/combined" class="link" target="_blank">The Exorcist (1973)</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/hypercritical/12" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Hypercritical #12: Nothing Is So Perfect</a></h4>
<p>John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin turn a critical eye towards last week's episode on criticism, then try to pick the single biggest challenge facing three different wildly successful companies: Google, Facebook, and yes…Pixar.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.flophousepodcast.com/2009/03/the-flop-house-episode-34-mirrors/" class="link" target="_blank">The Flop House: Episode #34 – Mirrors The Flop House</a></h4>
<p>We watch Kiefer Sutherland in Mirrors. We mean the movie– we didn’t break into his bathroom or anything. Meanwhile, Elliott pitches a crypt keeper movie, Dan inadvertently casts Dean Martin in his greatest role ever, and Stuart has a little problem comprehending the film’s ending.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.flophousepodcast.com/2014/04/episode-150-grudge-match/" class="link" target="_blank">Episode #150 – Grudge Match The Flop House</a></h4>
<p>We talk about Grudge Match, the movie that pretends DeNiro has a chance against steroidal Stallone. Meanwhile Dan discusses Kevin Hart’s need to do only Kevin-branded movies, Elliott uncovers Sean Connery’s strange belief he’s in every movie, and one of Stu’s relatives makes an unexpected appearance.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/mpu/204" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Mac Power Users #204: Presentations: A MacSparky Field Guide</a></h4>
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<p>Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin discuss ADD, Buddhism, mindfulness, concentration, and insight.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1778605" class="link" target="_blank">Remembering Actress Mercedes McCambridge : NPR</a></h4>
<p>McCambridge died March 2 at the age of 87. McCambridge chilled audiences in the 1970s as the voice of the Devil in The Exorcist. She won an Academy Award for her first film role — in 1949 for All the King's Men. She also starred with Joan Crawford in Nicholas Ray's western, Johnny Guitar.</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:10:25TOPIC: Stupid can't stick to me.TOPIC: Stupid can't stick to me.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the distinction between being against something vs. not having an opinion about it vs. just choosing not to let the world stick to you.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann179: 7 Most Important Breasts for Your Re-Fihttp://5by5.tv/b2w/179
http://5by5.tv/b2w/179Tue, 15 Jul 2014 20:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: A Personal History of Personal Publishing
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the constantly-changing landscape of online publishing. How we got from home pages to blogs to social media and beyond. Things move around, things get shorter (or longer), and things get super-weird and unpredictable.
How do you decide where your stuff goes and who do you expect it to reach in this whackadoodle environment?
You won't believe what happens next!
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: A Personal History of Personal Publishing</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the constantly-changing landscape of online publishing. How we got from home pages to blogs to social media and beyond. Things move around, things get shorter (or longer), and things get super-weird and unpredictable.</p>
<p>How do you decide where your stuff goes and who do you expect it to reach in this whackadoodle environment?</p>
<p>You won't <em>believe</em> what happens next!</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-117-put-on-the-carrot-hat.html" class="link" target="_blank">Ep. 117: &quot;Put on the Carrot Hat&quot; - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann</a></h4>
<p>The Problem: John’s Siri just speaks to him in Welsh.</p>
<h4><a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/library-extension/chkgcmmjoejpekoegkedcpifgfhpjmec?hl=en" class="link" target="_blank">Chrome Web Store - Library Extension</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.nerdmeritbadges.com/products/inbox-zero" class="link" target="_blank">Nerd Merit Badges - 02: Inbox Zero</a></h4>
<p>You’ve reached an empty email inbox. For extra credit, you maintain an empty inbox from Monday through Friday!</p>
<h4><a href="https://medium.com/message/doomed-to-repeat-it-fb03757dfcca" class="link" target="_blank">Doomed to Repeat It — The Message — Medium</a></h4>
<p>There’s always some big deal in email—in 2013 it was Mailbox, an app that made it easy to sort and process email. There was a long waiting list for people who wanted to download and use the software. It was like the cronut of apps. Later, Mailbox was acquired by Dropbox for about $100 million. People stopped talking about it after that.</p>
<h4><a href="http://youarenotsosmart.com/2014/07/09/yanss-podcast-027-the-new-science-communicators-with-joe-hanson/" class="link" target="_blank">YANSS Podcast 027 – The New Science Communicators with Joe Hanson « You Are Not So Smart</a></h4>
<p>I recently collaborated with Joe Hanson of the YouTube channel It’s Okay to be Smart and helped him write an episode about pattern recognition.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/cmdspace/103" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | CMD+Space #103: Everything in Moderation, with Matt Haughey</a></h4>
<p>This week Myke is joined by Matt Haughey. They talk about Metafliter's past, it's troubles with advertising, accidental crowd-funding and the site's future.</p>
<h4><a href="http://newdisrupt.org/blog/2014/6/5/i-never-metafilter-i-didnt-like-with-matt-haughey-episode-78" class="link" target="_blank">I Never MetaFilter I Didn&#x27;t Like with Matt Haughey (Episode 78) — The New Disruptors</a></h4>
<p>Matt Haughey founded MetaFilter, a well-moderated forum for discussions about interesting things that expanded to also answer questions. At just a few months over 15 years old, it's a veterans of many Internet lifecycles. In the last couple of years, however, MetaFilter began to face an existential challenge, which we'll talk about in this episode, along with its history, nature, and future.</p>
<h4><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20020928143307/http://www.titlerecess.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Title Recess - Because names are what we call things</a></h4>
<p>While the "Global Internet" has been a bonanza for tiny camera marketers and penis cream pitchmen, there's been precious little opportunity to create and share fake titles for Guided by Voices songs. That is why we now present TitleRecess.com.</p>
<p>Please note that we also have a small but very real side interest in fake Dickens characters, fake Goth names, and fake terrible names for dot-coms.</p>
<h4><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20030613005719/http://www.kungfugrippe.com/" class="link" target="_blank">kung fu grippe | weblog by merlin mann</a></h4>
<p>Merlin's Kottke-inspired blog, circa 2003.</p>
<h4><a href="http://showbot.5by5.tv/shows/164" class="link" target="_blank">Showbot</a></h4>
<p>Listener-suggested titles for this episode.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/29500168195/blogger-lunch-january-2005-damn-this" class="link" target="_blank">Blogger Lunch (January, 2005) Damn. This... | kung fu grippe</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.43folders.com/2009/03/25/blogs-turbocharged" class="link" target="_blank">43f Podcast: John Gruber &amp; Merlin Mann&#x27;s Blogging Panel at SxSW | 43 Folders</a></h4>
<p>SxSW ’09 - Gruber &amp; Mann - HOWTO: 149 Surprising Ways to Turbocharge Your Blog With Credibility!</p>
<p>My pal, John Gruber (from daringfireball.net), and I presented a talk at South by Southwest Interactive on Saturday, March 14th. We talked about building a blog you can be proud of, trying to improve the quality of your work, reaching the people you admire, and maybe even making a buck (in a way that doesn’t blow your deal). Here’s what we had to say:</p>
<h4><a href="https://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/2014/07/11/ep-087" class="link" target="_blank">Daring Fireball: The Talk Show: Ep. 86: ‘Free Alcoholic Beverages’, With Dave Wiskus</a></h4>
<p>Topics include Samsung getting pinched from Apple on the high end and Xiaomi (at least in China) on the low end, Android and the importance of software differentiation, wearable devices, and more.</p>
<h4><a href="http://store.dieselsweeties.com/products/fuck-this-ice-scraper" class="link" target="_blank">Diesel Sweeties Store: Music &amp; Pixel T-Shirts &amp; Socks - &quot;F*ck This.&quot; Ice Scraper</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=justin%20follow%20me" class="link" target="_blank">Twitter / Search - justin follow me</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/47631308074/chasing-the-right-zero" class="link" target="_blank">On Chasing the Right &quot;Zero&quot; | kung fu grippe</a></h4>
<p>Put to best use, Inbox Zero is merely a philosophical practice of learning to be parsimonious about which and how many inputs we allow into our lives—and, then, to responsibly but mindfully tend to those inputs in a way that is never allowed to hinder our personal commitment to doing the work that really matters to us.</p>
<p>Once you’ve dedicated yourself to making the things you love, every inbox can and should become a well-monitored servant rather than a merciless master.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algonquin_Round_Table" class="link" target="_blank">Algonquin Round Table - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The Algonquin Round Table was a celebrated group of New York City writers, critics, actors and wits. Gathering initially as part of a practical joke, members of "The Vicious Circle", as they dubbed themselves, met for lunch each day at the Algonquin Hotel from 1919 until roughly 1929. At these luncheons they engaged in wisecracks, wordplay and witticisms that, through the newspaper columns of Round Table members, were disseminated across the country.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.shirky.com/writings/herecomeseverybody/powerlaw_weblog.html" class="link" target="_blank">Shirky: Power Laws, Weblogs, and Inequality</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros" class="link" target="_blank">Ouroboros - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The Ouroboros is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon eating its own tail.</p>
<p>This week's episode of <a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w" title="5by5 | Back to Work - Hosted by Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin"><em>Back to Work</em></a> is kindly sponsored by <a href="http://lynda.com/backtowork">Lynda.com</a> (7-day free trial!)</p>
Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:16:09TOPIC: A Personal History of Personal PublishingTOPIC: A Personal History of Personal Publishing
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the constantly-changing landscape of online publishing. How we got from home pages to blogs to social media and beyond. Things move around, things get shorter (or longer), and things get super-weird and unpredictable.
How do you decide where your stuff goes and who do you expect it to reach in this whackadoodle environment?
You won't believe what happens next!
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann178: Fake Laminated Bull Poophttp://5by5.tv/b2w/178
http://5by5.tv/b2w/178Tue, 08 Jul 2014 20:15:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Yes. Yes.
This week, Dan and Merlin follow-up on their recent 5by5 at the Movies episode about Glengarry Glen Ross, talking more about sales culture, media consumption, how our personal data gets used to close us, and why Dan admires Ricky Roma.
Or, Tony Roma, as you call him.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Yes. Yes.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin follow-up on their recent <em>5by5 at the Movies</em> <a href="http://5by5.tv/movies/3">episode</a> about <em>Glengarry Glen Ross</em>, talking more about sales culture, media consumption, how our personal data gets used to <em>close</em> us, and why Dan admires Ricky Roma.</p>
<p>Or, <em>Tony Roma</em>, as you call him.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/movies/3" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | 5by5 at the Movies #3: A Slight Burglary: Glengarry Glen Ross</a></h4>
<p>Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin talk about Glengarry Glen Ross.</p>
<h4><a href="http://huffduffer.com/merlinmann/168945" class="link" target="_blank">A Slight Burglary: Glengarry Glen Ross on Huffduffer</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/997164309X/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">See You at the Top: Zig Ziglar: 9789971643096: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0140233032/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Naked Consumer: How Our Private Lives Become Public Commodities: Erik Larson: 9780140233032: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/round_tuit" class="link" target="_blank">round tuit - Wiktionary</a></h4>
<p>A circular object giving its owner the ability to get done everything that would have otherwise been put off to a later date.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.quantumenterprises.co.uk/roundtuit/" class="link" target="_blank">&#x27;Original&#x27; Round Tuit! - Round Tuit gifts - Round Tuit Coins - Round Toit Origins - Round Tuit History</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://showbot.5by5.tv/" class="link" target="_blank">Showbot</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70129195?trkid=2361637" class="link" target="_blank">Watch Planet Hulk Online | Netflix</a></h4>
<p>When Earth's superheroes exile the volatile Incredible Hulk to a distant planet called Sakaar, the muscle-bound green monster is sold into slavery.</p>
<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/URFLAW_derek/status/486524360312647680" class="link" target="_blank">Twitter / URFLAW_derek: @Hotdogsladies &amp; @danbenjamin ...</a></h4>
<p>@Hotdogsladies &amp; @danbenjamin - glengarry leads = femininity/object of desire (coloring in film &amp; ornamentation).</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/06/fashion/social-media-some-susceptible-to-internet-outrage.html?nytmobile=0" class="link" target="_blank">On Social Media, Some Are Susceptible to Internet Outrage - NYTimes.com</a></h4>
<p>But Internet outrage often says more about the commenter than the cause, and its deployment may do more harm than good, to the instigator and the issue.</p>
<h4><a href="http://eriklarsonbooks.com/the-books/the-naked-consumer/" class="link" target="_blank">The Naked Consumer « Erik Larson : Best-selling Author of In the Garden of Beasts</a></h4>
<p>After receiving a sudden surge of junk mail directed at new parents—even though my wife at the time was merely pregnant—I set out to explore the lengths companies go to spy on individual consumers. It was fascinating, and a little scary. For example, I discovered one market-research firm that put human spies in stores to follow every move a shopper made, and another company that secretly commandeered viewers’ televisions to show them commercials no one else got to see.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.worldcat.org/title/naked-consumer-how-our-private-lives-become-public-commodities/oclc/25747170&amp;referer=brief_results" class="link" target="_blank">The naked consumer : how our private lives become public commodities (Book, 1992) [WorldCat.org]</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.tonyromas.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Tony Roma’s Steakhouse Restaurant With Seafood, Ribs &amp; More</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merlin/sets/72157594480139775/" class="link" target="_blank">“She looks so pregnant!” - an album on Flickr</a></h4>
<p>A celebration of Celebrity Baby Pr0n</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/movies/1" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | 5by5 at the Movies #1: Goodfellas</a></h4>
<p>Dan Benjamin and John Siracusa discuss Goodfellas.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avengers_(comics)#1960s" class="link" target="_blank">Avengers (comics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The first adventure featured the Asgardian god Loki seeking revenge against his brother Thor. Using an illusion, Loki tricked the Hulk into destroying a railroad track.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70178215?trkid=2361637" class="link" target="_blank">Watch The Avengers: Earth&#x27;s Mightiest Heroes Online | Netflix</a></h4>
<p>The Avengers -- Thor, Ant-Man, Hulk, Iron Man and other heroes -- are ready to save the day from villains such as Loki, HYDRA and the Red Skull.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.incrediblehulkonline.com/greyhulk.html" class="link" target="_blank">The Incredible Hulk: Grey Hulk aka Joe Fixit</a></h4>
<p>This incarnation can lift approximately 75 tons. This incarnation does possess the "madder he gets, the stronger he gets" ability but at a much slower rate since this incarnation has some level of intelligence and reasoning and would not "lose control" as easy as the Savage Hulk incarnation.</p>
<p>This week's episode of <a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w" title="5by5 | Back to Work - Hosted by Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin"><em>Back to Work</em></a> is kindly sponsored by <a href="http://squarespace.com/backtowork">Squarespace</a> (10% off with offer code, "<strong><code>ITSYOURSHOW</code></strong>").</p>
Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:19:44TOPIC: Yes. Yes.TOPIC: Yes. Yes.
This week, Dan and Merlin follow-up on their recent 5by5 at the Movies episode about Glengarry Glen Ross, talking more about sales culture, media consumption, how our personal data gets used to close us, and why Dan admires Ricky Roma.
Or, Tony Roma, as you call him.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann177: Motivation Has Pit Stainshttp://5by5.tv/b2w/177
http://5by5.tv/b2w/177Tue, 01 Jul 2014 18:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Motivation
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about their upcoming 5by5 at the Movies episode on Glengarry Glen Ross, which segues naturally into a discussion of the many aspects of motivation.
Carrots, sticks, bonuses, fear, status, and just growing up all shape our understanding of why we (and, yeah, others) do what we do.
What happens when our motivation starts better accounting for how other people are motivated?
Get them to sign on the line which is dotted.
<p>TOPIC: Motivation</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about their upcoming <em>5by5 at the Movies</em> <a href="http://5by5.tv/movies/3">episode on <em>Glengarry Glen Ross</em></a>, which segues naturally into a discussion of the many aspects of <em>motivation</em>.</p>
<p>Carrots, sticks, bonuses, fear, status, and just growing up all shape our understanding of why we (and, yeah, others) do what we do.</p>
<p>What happens when our motivation starts better accounting for how <em>other people</em> are motivated?</p>
<p>Get them to sign on the line which is dotted.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="https://vimeo.com/99241853" class="link" target="_blank">A B2W HeroesCon Greeting on Vimeo</a></h4>
<p>Dan Benjamin and Merlin Mann host a well-known (comics) podcast called "Back To Work". They couldn't be at HeroesCon 2014, so we put together a nice greeting, featuring a few favorite comics creators.</p>
<h4><a href="http://captainawkward.com/2014/06/29/guest-post/" class="link" target="_blank">Guest Post: Breaking The Low Mood Cycle | Captain Awkward</a></h4>
<p>"Thoughts influence behavior, which influences outcome, which in turn feeds back into your thoughts."</p>
<p>[<a href="https://twitter.com/tiff_frye/status/483644723425329152">via</a>]</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/movies/3" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | 5by5 at the Movies #3: Glengarry Glen Ross</a></h4>
<p>Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin talk about Glengarry Glen Ross live at 1pm ET on Thursday, July 3, 2014.</p>
<p>Join us!</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338751/" class="link" target="_blank">The Aviator (2004) - IMDb</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Aviator_(2004_film)" class="link" target="_blank">The Aviator (2004 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118715/" class="link" target="_blank">The Big Lebowski (1998) - IMDb</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Lebowski" class="link" target="_blank">The Big Lebowski - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104348/" class="link" target="_blank">Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) - IMDb</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glengarry_Glen_Ross_(film)" class="link" target="_blank">Glengarry Glen Ross (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://cinearchive.org/post/65551650947/these-precious-commentaries-were-on-the-pioneer" class="link" target="_blank">Cinephilia and Beyond • These precious commentaries were on the Pioneer...</a></h4>
<p>Don't miss Jack Lemmon's <strong>fantastic</strong> commentary track for <em>Glengarry Glen Ross</em>.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/how-charles-schwab-got-his-workers-to-produce-more-steel-2013-7" class="link" target="_blank">How Charles Schwab Got His Workers To Produce More Steel - Business Insider</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_66/s0906028668952.htm" class="link" target="_blank">Best Ways to Pay Your Sales Staff - Businessweek</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/movies/1" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | 5by5 at the Movies #1: Goodfellas</a></h4>
<p>Dan Benjamin and John Siracusa discuss Goodfellas.</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:20:17**TOPIC**: MotivationTOPIC: Motivation
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about their upcoming 5by5 at the Movies episode on Glengarry Glen Ross, which segues naturally into a discussion of the many aspects of motivation.
Carrots, sticks, bonuses, fear, status, and just growing up all shape our understanding of why we (and, yeah, others) do what we do.
What happens when our motivation starts better accounting for how other people are motivated?
Get them to sign on the line which is dotted.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann176: "ENJOY YOUR MEAL"http://5by5.tv/b2w/176
http://5by5.tv/b2w/176Tue, 24 Jun 2014 16:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: (Not) Solving People Problems With Technology.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the challenge of finding business workflows that…actually work. And, what happens if you try to fix a "people problem" with a technical solution.
Also, detailed discussion on Wolverine's healing factor, gruesome hand-shaving, Florida's giant grasshoppers, dangerous bourbon foil, and varieties of elves.
Come to Ungainly X-Mann Meetup #4
PSA: Hey, if you live in the Bay Area and you like comics and/or Merlin, please come out to Two Cats Comics on Thursday night and hang out with Merlin. [more »]
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: (Not) Solving People Problems With Technology.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the challenge of finding business workflows that…actually work. And, what happens if you try to fix a "people problem" with a technical solution.</p>
<p>Also, detailed discussion on Wolverine's healing factor, gruesome hand-shaving, Florida's giant grasshoppers, dangerous bourbon foil, and varieties of elves.</p>
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<h3>Come to <a href="http://merlinm.com/meetup">Ungainly X-Mann Meetup #4</a></h3>
<p><strong>PSA</strong>: Hey, if you live in the Bay Area and you like comics and/or Merlin, please come out to Two Cats Comics on Thursday night and hang out with Merlin. [<a href="http://merlinm.com/meetup" title="Ungainly X-Mann Meetup No. 4">more »</a>]</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://merlinm.com/meetup" class="link" target="_blank">Ungainly X-Mann Meetup #4 — Merlin Mann</a></h4>
<p>MERLIN MANN (Back to Work, Roderick on the Line, You Look Nice Today, et al.) invites you to drop by Two Cats Comics on the evening of Thursday, June 26th to hang out, talk about comics, and just say, “Hi.”</p>
<h4><a href="http://blog.sfgate.com/ontheblock/2014/06/24/is-west-portal-the-new-noe/#24398101=0&amp;24472103=0" class="link" target="_blank">Is West Portal the ‘new Noe’? - On The Block</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/news" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | The News</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://heap.wbpsystems.com/" class="link" target="_blank">WBP SYSTEMS / Heap CRM / Keep all your information together, with the Small Business CRM / Messages, Contact Manager, Address Book, Calendars, Automation and Tasks</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.marketcircle.com/daylite/" class="link" target="_blank">Marketcircle | Daylite | Overview</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://highrisehq.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Highrise: Small Business CRM, Web-Based Contact Manager</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.wufoo.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Online Form Builder with Cloud Storage Database | Wufoo</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120903/quotes?item=qt0439749" class="link" target="_blank">X-Men (2000) - Quotes - IMDb</a></h4>
<p>ROGUE: When they come out...does it hurt?<br/>
WOLVERINE: Every time.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolverine_(comics)#Healing_and_defensive_powers" class="link" target="_blank">Wolverine (comics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>"While the adamantium in his body stops or reduces many injuries, his healing factor must also work constantly to prevent metal poisoning from killing him."</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romalea_guttata" class="link" target="_blank">Romalea guttata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>It can reach nearly 3 inches (8 cm) in size.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0486274543/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí (Dover Fine Art, History of Art): Salvador Dali: 9780486274546: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Life_of_Salvador_Dal%C3%AD" class="link" target="_blank">The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrH5IcDfjDU" class="link" target="_blank">&quot;enjoy your meal&quot; - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodorowsky&#x27;s_Dune" class="link" target="_blank">Jodorowsky&#x27;s Dune - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg4OCeSTL08" class="link" target="_blank">Jodorowsky&#x27;s Dune (2014) - HD Trailer - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://grammarist.com/usage/flammable-inflammable/" class="link" target="_blank">Flammable vs. inflammable - Grammarist</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/jcenters" class="link" target="_blank">Josh Centers (jcenters) on Twitter</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://thedali.org/" class="link" target="_blank">The Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, FL</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://thedali.org/exhibit/eggs-plate-without-plate/" class="link" target="_blank">Eggs on the Plate without the Plate</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:15:41TOPIC: (Not) Solving People Problems With Technology.TOPIC: (Not) Solving People Problems With Technology.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the challenge of finding business workflows that…actually work. And, what happens if you try to fix a "people problem" with a technical solution.
Also, detailed discussion on Wolverine's healing factor, gruesome hand-shaving, Florida's giant grasshoppers, dangerous bourbon foil, and varieties of elves.
Come to Ungainly X-Mann Meetup #4
PSA: Hey, if you live in the Bay Area and you like comics and/or Merlin, please come out to Two Cats Comics on Thursday night and hang out with Merlin. [more »]
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann175: Andy is the Stuff of Nightmareshttp://5by5.tv/b2w/175
http://5by5.tv/b2w/175Tue, 10 Jun 2014 23:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: "Creativity" where you din't expect it.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about PIXAR, creativity, and FoldingText before finally succumbing to the treachery of Skype.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: "Creativity" where you din't expect it.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about PIXAR, creativity, and FoldingText before finally succumbing to the treachery of Skype.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://www.foldingtext.com/" class="link" target="_blank">FoldingText — Plain text productivity for Mac users</a></h4>
<p>For Mac users who love plain text. FoldingText is the markdown text editor with productivity features. Unlike other editors, FoldingText does outlining, todo lists, and more.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/incomparable/197" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | The Incomparable #197: Fail Fast</a></h4>
<p>We love Pixar, and we're a bunch of creative professional types. So as you can imagine, we devoured "Creativity Inc.", by Pixar president Ed Catmull. Is it a business book or an anti-business book? How do you foster creativity? Is Pixar's formula one that provides safety while preventing works of staggering genius? How much is a director or writer the author of a Pixar movie, and how much is the studio itself? And is the wild success of "Frozen" proof of anything?Panelists John Siracusa, Glenn Fleishman, Lisa Schmeiser, and David J. Loehr.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pet-pig-saves-family-fire-n126746" class="link" target="_blank">Pet Pig Saves Family From Fire - NBC News.com</a></h4>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/doktorbuzzo/status/476268511526801408">via doktorbuzzo</a></p>
<h4><a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/retail/2014/06/why-a-publix-whole-foods-deal-makes-sense-and-why.html" class="link" target="_blank">Why a Publix-Whole Foods deal makes sense - and why it doesn&#x27;t - Austin Business Journal</a></h4>
<p>It seems like a foodies’ dream, too delicious to ignore: Publix, Florida’s No. 1 supermarket chain, considering a purchase of Whole Foods, the upscale grocer known for organic products.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2h2lvhzMDc" class="link" target="_blank">Ed Catmull, Pixar: Keep Your Crises Small - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kKrqvsH928" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 WWDC 2014 Party - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0812993012/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration: Ed Catmull, Amy Wallace: 9780812993011: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>This week's episode of <a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w" title="5by5 | Back to Work - Hosted by Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin"><em>Back to Work</em></a> is kindly sponsored by:</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin50:11TOPIC: "Creativity" where you din't expect it.TOPIC: "Creativity" where you din't expect it.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about PIXAR, creativity, and FoldingText before finally succumbing to the treachery of Skype.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann174: I Dont Deal in Abstractionshttp://5by5.tv/b2w/174
http://5by5.tv/b2w/174Thu, 05 Jun 2014 19:30:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Dan &amp; Merlin in Fancy San Francisco
This week, Dan and Merlin visit across a table in a darkened room to talk about WWDC, San Francisco's lesser-known features, and how to spend less time bogged down in day-to-day junk.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Dan &amp; Merlin in Fancy San Francisco</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin visit across a table in a darkened room to talk about WWDC, San Francisco's lesser-known features, and how to spend less time bogged down in day-to-day junk.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://www.hookturn.com.au/thenudge/020" class="link" target="_blank">Episode 20: Self Doubt with Merlin Mann — The Nudge</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://cottonbureau.com/products/sportsball" class="link" target="_blank">Cotton Bureau – Sportsball by Jory Raphael</a></h4>
<p>Celebrate your love of sportsball with this officially sanctioned National Sportsball Association League shirt. Just in time for the Super World Bowl Series Championships.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kKrqvsH928" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 WWDC 2014 Party - YouTube</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin56:55TOPIC: Dan & Merlin in Fancy San FranciscoTOPIC: Dan &amp; Merlin in Fancy San Francisco
This week, Dan and Merlin visit across a table in a darkened room to talk about WWDC, San Francisco's lesser-known features, and how to spend less time bogged down in day-to-day junk.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann173: The Best Days End in Tearshttp://5by5.tv/b2w/173
http://5by5.tv/b2w/173Tue, 27 May 2014 18:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Culture is what we DO.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about processing a hotel room and leading by example.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Culture is what we DO.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about processing a hotel room and leading by example.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://jdickerson.tumblr.com/post/86721307157/how-to-process-a-hotel-room" class="link" target="_blank">John Dickerson - How to Process a Hotel Room</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/49972928/howto-process-your-new-hotel-room-replace-any" class="link" target="_blank">HOWTO process your new hotel room Replace any... | kung fu grippe</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.redoxx.com/air-boss/91018/product" class="link" target="_blank">Red Oxx Air Boss Carry-on Bag Designed for 1 Bag Business Travelers.</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.redoxx.com/Cool-Luggage-Accessories/Travel-Basket/91006/170/Product" class="link" target="_blank">Red Oxx Travel Basket Key Tray and Coin Valet</a></h4>
<p>HONEY, WHERE'S THE ROOM KEY? LOOK IN THE VALET!</p>
<p>NEVER MISPLACE YOUR ESSENTIALS AGAIN.</p>
<p>YOUR PERSONAL VALET.</p>
<h4><a href="http://showbot.5by5.tv/shows/120" class="link" target="_blank">Showbot</a></h4>
<p>Listener-submitted titles for this episode.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743292650/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">It&#x27;s All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff: Peter Walsh: 9780743292658: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:14:08TOPIC: Culture is what we DO.TOPIC: Culture is what we DO.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about processing a hotel room and leading by example.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann172: Somewhere Between a Habit and a Riverhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/172
http://5by5.tv/b2w/172Thu, 22 May 2014 20:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: How to undig a river.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about an email message from a listener who's having trouble getting away from his inbox long enough to do what he needs to, introducing a mindfulness exercise that may help point to a deeper problem.
(This is a good one)
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: How to undig a river.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about an email message from a listener who's having trouble getting away from his inbox long enough to do what he needs to, introducing a mindfulness exercise that may help point to a deeper problem.</p>
<p>(This is a good one)</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://www.esn.fm/giant-size/7-the-passionate-task" class="link" target="_blank">7: The Passionate Task</a></h4>
<p>Rich Stevens and Merlin Mann join Moisés and John to discuss the state of digital comics, content discovery, and recommend some good reads.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/86472922869/elric" class="link" target="_blank">&quot;Melnibonér&quot; - kung fu grippe</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://showbot.5by5.tv/shows/117" class="link" target="_blank">Showbot</a></h4>
<p>Listener-submitted titles for this episode.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_hegemony" class="link" target="_blank">Cultural hegemony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>In Marxist philosophy, however, the term describes the domination of a culturally diverse society by the ruling class, who manipulate the culture of the society — the beliefs, explanations, perceptions, values, and mores — so that their ruling-class worldview becomes the worldview that is imposed and accepted as the cultural norm</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.askthepilot.com/nonsense-from-huffington-post/" class="link" target="_blank">Nonsense From the Huffington Post</a></h4>
<p>This week's episode of <a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w" title="5by5 | Back to Work - Hosted by Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin"><em>Back to Work</em></a> is kindly sponsored by <a href="http://lynda.com/backtowork">Lynda.com</a> (7-day free trial!)</p>
Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:03:09TOPIC: How to undig a river.TOPIC: How to undig a river.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about an email message from a listener who's having trouble getting away from his inbox long enough to do what he needs to, introducing a mindfulness exercise that may help point to a deeper problem.
(This is a good one)
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann171: Put a Sweatshirt In My Wallethttp://5by5.tv/b2w/171
http://5by5.tv/b2w/171Tue, 13 May 2014 17:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: It's like wallets and backpacks.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about H.R. Giger, Dan's latest Android experiment, more on app privacy, and why we need both wallets, backpacks, and suitcases. You know. Analogies.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: It's like wallets and backpacks.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about H.R. Giger, Dan's latest Android experiment, more on app privacy, and why we need both wallets, backpacks, <em>and</em> suitcases. You know. Analogies.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://squarespace.com/" class="link" target="_blank">[SPONSOR] Build a Website — Squarespace</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/incomparable/194" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | The Incomparable #194: A Real Imaginary Friend</a></h4>
<p>Grab your black cat and portable radio, climb on your mom's broomstick, and join us for a discussion of Hayao Miyazaki's classic animated film "Kiki's Delivery Service." This film features a climactic scene featuring an out-of-control dirigible, so you know we love it.With panelists Merlin Mann, John Siracusa, and Steve Lutz.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.theincomparable.com/bonustrack/194b/" class="link" target="_blank">Bonus Track | Mann Canon (Episode 194b)</a></h4>
<p>Many digressions from our “Kiki’s Delivery Service” episode, including all the stuff John Siracusa told us to remove because it’s just him making references to Merlin’s podcasts so obscure even Merlin doesn’t remember them.May 10, 2014 • 17 minutes • Jason Snell with Merlin Mann, Steve Lutz and John Siracusa</p>
<h4><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/judge-expresses-concerns-casey-kasems-safety-23685112" class="link" target="_blank">Judge Expresses Concerns Over Casey Kasem&#x27;s Safety - ABC News</a></h4>
<p>A judge on Monday ordered an investigation into the whereabouts of Casey Kasem after an attorney for the ailing radio personality's wife said the former "Top 40" host had been removed from Los Angeles without his children's knowledge.</p>
<h4><a href="http://kotaku.com/h-r-giger-has-passed-away-1575550732" class="link" target="_blank">H.R. Giger Has Passed Away</a></h4>
<p>Swiss artist H.R. Giger, made famous for his work designing the iconic creatures in the Aliens series, has passed away at the age of 74.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112740/" class="link" target="_blank">Crimson Tide (1995) - IMDb</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099810/?ref_=nv_sr_1" class="link" target="_blank">The Hunt for Red October (1990) - IMDb</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://kk.org/cooltools/archives/14659" class="link" target="_blank">Cool Tools – What’s in My Bag? Mark Frauenfelder</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/4228511860/everyday-carry" class="link" target="_blank">EVERYDAY CARRY I need more knives. And a giant... | kung fu grippe</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/supercharged" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Supercharged</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://showbot.5by5.tv/shows/108" class="link" target="_blank">Showbot</a></h4>
<p>Listener-submitted titles for Episode 171.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judas_priest#Subliminal_message_trial" class="link" target="_blank">Judas Priest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Subliminal message trial)</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2370224/combined" class="link" target="_blank">Milius (2013)</a></h4>
<p>The true story of the greatest filmmaker you never knew</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099810/combined" class="link" target="_blank">The Hunt for Red October (1990)</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0762153/" class="link" target="_blank">Miguel Sandoval - IMDb</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4psTeRpQ-1o" class="link" target="_blank">The Paul Lynde Halloween Special (1976) - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paul_Lynde_Halloween_Special" class="link" target="_blank">The Paul Lynde Halloween Special - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The Paul Lynde Halloween Special is a Halloween-themed television special starring Paul Lynde broadcast October 29, 1976 on ABC. It featured guest stars Margaret Hamilton in her first reprisal of her role as the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz. Also guest starring are Billie Hayes as Witchiepoo from H.R. Pufnstuf, Tim Conway, Roz Kelly, Florence Henderson, rock band KISS, Billy Barty as Gallows the Butler, Betty White and, in an unbilled surprise appearance, Donny and Marie Osmond.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.mailboxapp.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Mailbox</a></h4>
<p>We redesigned the inbox to make email light, fast, and mobile-friendly. Quickly swipe messages to your archive or trash and scan entire conversations in a chat-like view. It's a whole new inbox.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.dispatchapp.net/" class="link" target="_blank">Dispatch: TextExpander-enabled Email App for iPhone</a></h4>
<p>Dispatch makes it easy to act on mails even when you're on the move.</p>
<p>Based on Merlin Mann's idea of managing your inbox, it helps you tame your inbox by letting you delete, defer, delegate, generate actions and even respond to your mails with ease.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/bestof.html" class="link" target="_blank">danah boyd | apophenia » Best Of Apophenia</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:17:29TOPIC: It's like wallets and backpacks.TOPIC: It's like wallets and backpacks.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about H.R. Giger, Dan's latest Android experiment, more on app privacy, and why we need both wallets, backpacks, and suitcases. You know. Analogies.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann170: Useful, Creepy, Grosshttp://5by5.tv/b2w/170
http://5by5.tv/b2w/170Tue, 06 May 2014 22:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminMerlin and Dan talk about Marked, Drafts, MLKSHK shutting down, App.net, routers, Hong King Phoey, poisoned meatballs, and more.
<p>Merlin and Dan talk about Marked, Drafts, MLKSHK shutting down, App.net, routers, Hong King Phoey, poisoned meatballs, and more.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://www.hansure.co/product.html#preOrder" class="link" target="_blank">Hansure - Product Details</a></h4>
<p>HansureTM is a wearable device that makes hand sanitization possible at the point of patient care. Where tradional approaches to increase hand hygiene compliance rely on monitoring, judging, forcing, penalizing and collecting HCW's data, HansureTM is built on the fundamental principle to simplify the hand hygiene process for the HCWs. HansureTM ensures that no opportunity for hand hygiene is ever missed by any HCW by addressing the real challenges that prevent HCWs from being compliant to the hand hygiene guidelines. HansureTM is available in two versions - A cost effective mechanical version and a fully automated electronic device.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/More-suspected-poisoned-meatballs-in-S-F-5456894.php" class="link" target="_blank">More suspected poisoned meatballs in S.F. - SFGate</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://marked2app.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Marked 2 - Smarter tools for smarter writers</a></h4>
<p>Marked is a previewer for Markdown files. Use it with your favorite text editor and it updates every time you save. With robust features for previewing, reviewing and exporting beautiful documents, you can work in plain text while reveling in rich formatting.</p>
<h4><a href="http://agiletortoise.com/drafts/" class="link" target="_blank">Drafts - Agile Tortoise</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://atp.fm/episodes/63" class="link" target="_blank">Accidental Tech Podcast: 63: I Hold My Children To A Higher Standard</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://mlkshk.typepad.com/mlkshk/2014/04/goodbye.html" class="link" target="_blank">MLKSHK Shutting Down - mlkshk</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://blog.app.net/2014/05/06/app-net-state-of-the-union/" class="link" target="_blank">App.net State of the Union | App.net</a></h4>
<p>The bad news is that the renewal rate was not high enough for us to have sufficient budget for full-time employees. After carefully considering a few different options, we are making the difficult decision to no longer employ any salaried employees, including founders. Dalton and Bryan will continue to be responsible for the operation of App.net, but no longer as employees. Additionally, as part of our efforts to ensure App.net is generating positive cash flow, we are winding down the Developer Incentive Program. We will be reaching out to developers currently enrolled in the program with more information.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00DES2FQW/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: ASUS Dual-Band Wireless Router (RT-AC56U): Computers &amp; Accessories</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Videogames_Changed_the_World" class="link" target="_blank">How Videogames Changed the World - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>How Videogames Changed the World was a one-off television special by Charlie Brooker which first aired on Channel 4 in November 2013. The show examines the 25 most significant video games according to Brooker, and through that, covers the history of the medium and its impact on wider culture.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_Milling_Machine_Company" class="link" target="_blank">Cincinnati Milling Machine Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/cmdspace/94" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | CMD+Space #94: Words Are My Thing, with Brent Simmons</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:34:03Merlin and Dan talk about Marked, Drafts, MLKSHK shutting down, App.net, routers, Hong King Phoey, poisoned meatballs, and more.Merlin and Dan talk about Marked, Drafts, MLKSHK shutting down, App.net, routers, Hong King Phoey, poisoned meatballs, and more.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann169: Upgrade Your Skateboardhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/169
http://5by5.tv/b2w/169Tue, 29 Apr 2014 18:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminMerlin Mann and Dan Benjamin talk about comiXology and the future of online digital purchases.
<p>Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin talk about comiXology and the future of online digital purchases.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1186373/combined" class="link" target="_blank">Wonder Woman (2009) (V)</a></h4>
<p>A modern man's trespass of the island of the Amazons enables an imprisoned war god to escape and Princess Diana wins the responsibility to recapture him.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.askthepilot.com/nonsense-from-huffington-post/" class="link" target="_blank">Nonsense From the Huffington Post</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://blog.squarespace.com/blog/squarespace-metrics-for-ipad" class="link" target="_blank">Squarespace Metrics for iPad — The Official Squarespace Blog</a></h4>
<p>With its fluid design and powerful inspection tools, Squarespace Metrics provides valuable insight into your data through key performance indicators, interactive charts, and dynamic views – all with a beautiful interface you can truly enjoy. Starting today, we’re pleased to offer Metrics for the iPad as a universal download.</p>
<h4><a href="http://thomz.com/wordpress/?p=3325" class="link" target="_blank">The House Rules | The Thom Zahler Weblog</a></h4>
<p>So, I’m taking the opportunity of the New Year to post my schedule. It’s important to manage expectations. How fast should you be expected to respond to an email? When is too early to call? So, here we go with my five house rules.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.comixology.com/Captain-America-Man-Out-of-Time/comics-series/4956" class="link" target="_blank">Captain America: Man Out of Time Digital Comics - Comics by comiXology</a></h4>
<p>When the Avengers pull a frozen soldier from the sea, they bring back the Living Legend of World War II---a man whose memories of life 60 years ago are as fresh as yesterday! How will Steve Rogers adapt to the world of the 21st century?</p>
<h4><a href="http://showbot.5by5.tv/shows/93" class="link" target="_blank">Showbot</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://github.com/evilhero/mylar" class="link" target="_blank">evilhero/mylar · GitHub</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:27:24Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin talk about comiXology and the future of online digital purchases. Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin talk about comiXology and the future of online digital purchases.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann168: It's Okay for Cats to Wander Around on Planeshttp://5by5.tv/b2w/168
http://5by5.tv/b2w/168Tue, 22 Apr 2014 17:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Standing up to Attention Bullies.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the world's impossible expectations regarding each of our own time, attention, and access.
What happens when we tacitly allow the universe to ask us anything any time for any reason? How do we develop the sympathy to understand how vastly our schedules and priorities differ at a given moment?
Well. One possible solution is to learn to find the courage to not be terminally ""busy"" all the time. That's all on us.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Standing up to Attention Bullies.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the world's impossible expectations regarding each of our own time, attention, and access.</p>
<p>What happens when we tacitly allow the universe to ask us anything any time for any reason? How do we develop the sympathy to understand how vastly our schedules and priorities differ at a given moment?</p>
<p>Well. One possible solution is to learn to find the courage to not be terminally ""busy"" all the time. That's all on us.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="https://www.harrys.com/" class="link" target="_blank">[SPONSOR] Harry&#x27;s - Quality Men’s Shaving Products. Fair Prices. Simple.</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=14314" class="link" target="_blank">Warren Ellis » How To See The Future</a></h4>
<p>But I’ll suggest to you something. The theories of atemporality and manufactured normalcy and zero history can be short-circuited by just one thing.Looking around.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/morgan-stanleys-parker-on-email-access-2014-4" class="link" target="_blank">Morgan Stanley&#x27;s Parker On Email Access - Business Insider</a></h4>
<p>In a new note to clients, Parker writes that he got an email from someone saying they had "limited access" to their email. He proceeds to explain how that's a lame excuse in this day and age.</p>
<h4><a href="http://viralquake.com/2014/03/24/30-pilots-and-flight-attendants-confess-the-best-kept-secrets-you-dont-know-about-flying/" class="link" target="_blank">30 Pilots And Flight Attendants Confess Their Best Kept Secrets | Viral Quake</a></h4>
<p>These questions were asked on Reddit, and the answers are insane. Are these true??? My mind has officially been blown. I travel a lot, so some of this is pretty scary if you ask me. Here is the text leaked from Reddit:</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEacXeAbHpQ" class="link" target="_blank">Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) - &quot;Nose Speech&quot; &amp; &quot;Fencing Ballade&quot; - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/153" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #153: Anxiety&#x27;s a Goat</a></h4>
<p>TOPIC: The thoughts we think. And think. And think.This week, Dan and Merlin talk about anxiety, compulsive thoughts, and how to at least crack an air hole in a big problem.</p>
<h4><a href="http://showbot.5by5.tv/shows/90" class="link" target="_blank">Showbot</a></h4>
<p>Live, listener-submitted title suggestions for this week's episode.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-34-a-shit-barge-full-of-long-pigs.html" class="link" target="_blank">Roderick on the Line, Ep. 34: &quot;A Shit Barge Full of Long Pigs&quot;</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQnd5ilKx2Y" class="link" target="_blank">That Mitchell and Webb Look - Send us your reckons - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1186373/combined" class="link" target="_blank">Wonder Woman (2009) (V)</a></h4>
<p>A modern man's trespass of the island of the Amazons enables an imprisoned war god to escape and Princess Diana wins the responsibility to recapture him.</p>
<h4><a href="http://davidco.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Getting Things Done®, GTD® and David Allen &amp; CO | Home</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:11:06TOPIC: Standing up to Attention Bullies.TOPIC: Standing up to Attention Bullies.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the world's impossible expectations regarding each of our own time, attention, and access.
What happens when we tacitly allow the universe to ask us anything any time for any reason? How do we develop the sympathy to understand how vastly our schedules and priorities differ at a given moment?
Well. One possible solution is to learn to find the courage to not be terminally ""busy"" all the time. That's all on us.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann167: Second Bananahttp://5by5.tv/b2w/167
http://5by5.tv/b2w/167Tue, 15 Apr 2014 19:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Ubi Sunt, LCS?
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the uneasy future of local comic shops—especially in light of Amazon's announced acquisition of comiXology.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Ubi Sunt, LCS?</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the uneasy future of local comic shops—especially in light of Amazon's announced acquisition of comiXology.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://www.lynda.com/backtowork" class="link" target="_blank">[SPONSOR] lynda.com </a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://stardustedsirens.wordpress.com/2014/04/14/favorite-podcasts-for-writers/" class="link" target="_blank">Favorite Podcasts for Writers | The Star-Dusted Sirens</a></h4>
<p>"But some episodes also cover more esoteric issues like agency or creativity. Merlin excels at taking all those nebulous ideas about work that we’ve all had, and then nailing down the core of them so they can’t wiggle off the examining table and back into the dark recesses of our minds before we’ve at least identified the problem. Dan will then diffidently explain how the Buddha approached the same issue. And did I mention the comic books? They talk about comic books. A LOT."</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.npr.org/2014/04/14/302899093/modern-medicine-may-not-be-doing-your-microbiome-any-favors" class="link" target="_blank">Interview: Martin Blaser, Author Of &#x27;Missing Microbes&#x27; : NPR</a></h4>
<p>"He tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross that with the overuse of antibiotics, as well as some other now-common practices like cesarean sections, we've entered a danger zone — a no man's land between the world of our ancient microbiome and an uncharted modern world."</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/monsters-inside-me" class="link" target="_blank">Monsters Inside Me: Animal Planet</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amazing_Spider-Man" class="link" target="_blank">The Amazing Spider-Man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The Amazing Spider-Man has been the character's flagship series for his first fifty years in publication, and was the only monthly series to star Spider-Man until Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man in 1976 (although 1972 saw the debut of Marvel Team-Up, with the vast majority of issues featuring Spider-Man along with a rotating cast of other Marvel characters). Most of the major characters and villains of the Spider-Man saga have been introduced in Amazing, and with few exceptions, it is where most key events in the character's history have occurred. The title was published continuously until</p>
<h4><a href="https://pulllist.comixology.com/" class="link" target="_blank">comiXology - Pull, Rate, Preview, Discuss</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1452113882/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to the Comic Book Universe: Tim Leong: 9781452113883: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>The comic book universe is adventurous, mystifying, and filled with heroes, villains, and cosplaying Comic-Con attendees. This book by one of Wired magazine's art directors traverses the graphic world through a collection of pie charts, bar graphs, timelines, scatter plots, and more.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Wars" class="link" target="_blank">Secret Wars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>A cosmic entity called the Beyonder observes the mainstream Marvel universe. Fascinated by the presence of superheroes on Earth and their potential, this entity chooses a group of both heroes and supervillains and teleports characters against their will to "Battleworld", a planet created by the Beyonder in a distant galaxy. This world has also been stocked with alien weapons and technology. The Beyonder then declares: "I am from beyond! Slay your enemies and all that you desire shall be yours! Nothing you dream of is impossible for me to accomplish!"</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Wars_II" class="link" target="_blank">Secret Wars II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Secret Wars II is a nine-issue comic book limited series and crossover published from 1985 to 1986 by Marvel Comics. The series was written by Marvel's then Editor-in-chief Jim Shooter and primarily pencilled by Al Milgrom.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamite_(magazine)" class="link" target="_blank">Dynamite (magazine) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Dynamite was a magazine for children founded by Jenette Kahn and published by Scholastic Inc. from 1974 until 1992. The magazine changed the fortunes of the company, becoming the most successful publication in its history[1] and inspiring two similar periodicals for Scholastic, Wow and Bananas.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.comixology.com/New-Avengers-Vol-1-Breakout/digital-comic/14691" class="link" target="_blank">New Avengers Vol. 1: Breakout - Comics by comiXology</a></h4>
<p>In the wake of the systematic destruction of the original Avengers, just what sort of threat to the world could persuade Captain America to assemble an all-new team? And following the events of AVENGERS DISASSEMBLED, who could possibly be on this team?</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comixology" class="link" target="_blank">comiXology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>ComiXology is a cloud-based digital comics platform with over 200 million comic downloads as of September 2013.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.comixology.com/Secret-Avengers-2014/comics-series/15036" class="link" target="_blank">Secret Avengers (2014-) Digital Comics - Comics by comiXology</a></h4>
<p>The all-new Secret Avengers are ready to get started. Are they going to be the world's most effective secret squad? Or will their personal issues tear them apart? Featuring Hawkeye, Black Widow and other of your favorite clandestine heroes.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeK5ZjtpO-M" class="link" target="_blank">[VIDEO] Federal Express commercial with John Moschitta - YouTube</a></h4>
<p>"Pittsburgh's perefct, Peter. May I call you 'Pete?'"</p>
<h4><a href="http://showbot.5by5.tv/shows/84" class="link" target="_blank">Showbot</a></h4>
<p>Listener-submitted title suggestions for episode 167</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_drowning" class="link" target="_blank">Dry drowning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/3GMZQOUWPO8X0/" class="link" target="_blank">Merlin&#x27;s Amazon Wishlist</a></h4>
<p>There's a Black Cat in there somewhere.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.comixology.com/Adventures-of-Superman-2013-50/digital-comic/88340" class="link" target="_blank">Adventures of Superman (2013-) #50 - Comics by comiXology</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:12:18TOPIC: Ubi Sunt, LCS?TOPIC: Ubi Sunt, LCS?
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the uneasy future of local comic shops—especially in light of Amazon's announced acquisition of comiXology.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann166: 404 - Friends Not Foundhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/166
http://5by5.tv/b2w/166Tue, 08 Apr 2014 17:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: The future we can't know.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about how quickly technology is evolving, how janky that evolution can be, and how terrible we all are at forecasting what will come next and beyond.
Could Merlin have ever imagined he'd pay $3.00 for an episode of Under the Gunn? No, he could not.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: The future we can't know.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about how quickly technology is evolving, how janky that evolution can be, and how terrible we all are at forecasting what will come next and beyond.</p>
<p>Could Merlin have ever imagined he'd pay $3.00 for an episode of <em>Under the Gunn</em>? No, he could not.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://aeon.co/magazine/nature-and-cosmos/the-health-effects-of-a-world-without-darkness/" class="link" target="_blank">The health effects of a world without darkness – Rebecca Boyle – Aeon</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://youarenotsosmart.com/" class="link" target="_blank">You Are Not So Smart</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases" class="link" target="_blank">List of cognitive biases - RationalWiki</a></h4>
<p>Cognitive bias describes the inherent thinking errors that humans make in processing information. Some of these have been verified empirically in the field of psychology, while others are considered general categories of bias. These thinking errors prevent one from accurately understanding reality, even when confronted with all the needed data and evidence to form an accurate view.</p>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End-of-history_illusion" class="link" target="_blank">End-of-history illusion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The end-of-history illusion is a ubiquitous psychological illusion in which teenagers and adults of all ages believe that they have consistently experienced significant personal growth and changes in tastes until now, but will somehow not continue to grow and mature in the future.[1] That is, despite knowing how much they have changed in the last ten years, they believe that ten years from now, they will think and feel the same as they do today.</p>
<h4><a href="http://youarenotsosmart.com/2014/03/18/yanss-podcast-020-james-burke-and-matt-novak-ponder-the-future-and-why-we-are-terrible-at-predicting-it/" class="link" target="_blank">YANSS Podcast 020 – James Burke and Matt Novak ponder the future and why we are terrible at predicting it « You Are Not So Smart</a></h4>
<p>In this episode of the You Are Not So Smart Podcast we sit down with James Burke and discuss the past, the present, and where he sees us heading in the future. Burke says we must soon learn how to deal with a world in which scarcity is scarce, abundance is abundant, and home manufacturing can produce just about anything you desire.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/under-the-gunn" class="link" target="_blank">Project Runway: Under the Gunn - Episodes, Videos &amp; Schedule - myLifetime.com</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://youarenotsosmart.com/2012/07/03/yanss-podcast-episode-four/" class="link" target="_blank">YANSS Podcast – Episode Four – The Self Illusion « You Are Not So Smart</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://youarenotsosmart.com/2010/06/23/confirmation-bias/" class="link" target="_blank">Confirmation Bias « You Are Not So Smart</a></h4>
<p>The Misconception: Your opinions are the result of years of rational, objective analysis.The Truth: Your opinions are the result of years of paying attention to information which confirmed what you believed while ignoring information which challenged your preconceived notions.</p>
<h4><a href="http://atp.fm/episodes/59-the-little-puck-that-could" class="link" target="_blank">Accidental Tech Podcast: 59: The Little Puck That Could</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://m.dictionary.com/definition/chit" class="link" target="_blank">chit | Definition at Dictionary.com Mobile</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin54:11TOPIC: The future we can't know.TOPIC: The future we can't know.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about how quickly technology is evolving, how janky that evolution can be, and how terrible we all are at forecasting what will come next and beyond.
Could Merlin have ever imagined he'd pay $3.00 for an episode of Under the Gunn? No, he could not.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann165: The Opposite of Attritionhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/165
http://5by5.tv/b2w/165Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Words mean things.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the blight of buzzwords, jargon, and douchespeak writ large.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Words mean things.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the blight of buzzwords, jargon, and douchespeak writ large.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thought_Reform_and_the_Psychology_of_Totalism" class="link" target="_blank">Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism popularized the term "thought-terminating cliché". This refers to a cliché that is a commonly used phrase, or folk wisdom, sometimes used to quell cognitive dissonance. Though the clichéd phrase in and of itself may be valid in certain contexts, its application as a means of dismissing dissent or justifying fallacious logic is what makes it thought-terminating.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/cmdspace/90" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | CMD+Space #90: The First Bar, with Merlin Mann</a></h4>
<p>This week Myke is joined by Merlin Mann, for an impromptu episode of CMD Space. They talk about scheduling your content to meet the needs of your audience, allowing your work to become 'yours', breaking the mould in your in environment, setting standards for your work and being a creative person in a corporate culture.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-104-talismans-of-a-dead-age.html" class="link" target="_blank">Roderick on the Line - Ep. 104: &quot;Talismans of a Dead Age&quot;</a></h4>
<p>The Problem: John does not believe in The Cloud.</p>
<h4><a href="http://history.hanover.edu/courses/excerpts/111emerson-2.html" class="link" target="_blank">Emerson, &quot;The American Scholar,&quot; 1837</a></h4>
<p>Man Thinking must not be subdued by his instruments. Books are for the scholar's idle times. When he can read God directly, the hour is too precious to be wasted in other men's transcripts of their readings. But when the intervals of darkness come, as come they must, -- when the sun is hid, and the stars withdraw their shining, -- we repair to the lamps which were kindled by their ray, to guide our steps to the East again, where the dawn is. We hear, that we may speak. . . .</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.comixology.com/Silver-Surfer-2014-1/digital-comic/83079" class="link" target="_blank">Silver Surfer (2014-) #1 - Comics by comiXology</a></h4>
<p>"NEW DAWN". The universe is big. Bigger than you could ever imagine. And the SILVER SURFER, the lone sentinel of the skyways, is about to discover that the best way to see it... is with someone else. Meet the Earth Girl who's challenged the Surfer to go beyond the boundaries of the known Marvel U-- into the strange, the new, and the utterly fantastic!</p>
<h4><a href="http://adventuretime.wikia.com/wiki/Betty_(episode)" class="link" target="_blank">Betty (episode) - The Adventure Time Wiki. Mathematical!</a></h4>
<p>When a ritual changes Ice King back into Simon Petrikov, he enlists the help of Marceline, Finn, and Jake to recontact Betty in the past to tell her he's sorry for everything he has done.</p>
<h4><a href="http://showbot.5by5.tv/shows/71" class="link" target="_blank">Showbot (Back to Work 165)</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_%C3%A0_clef" class="link" target="_blank">Roman à clef - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Roman à clef or roman à clé (French pronunciation: ?[??m?? a kle], Anglicized as /ro??m?n??kle?/), French for novel with a key, is a novel about real life, overlaid with a façade of fiction.</p>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodorowsky&#x27;s_Dune" class="link" target="_blank">Jodorowsky&#x27;s Dune - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_(Unix)" class="link" target="_blank">cat (Unix) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The cat program is a standard Unix utility that concatenates and lists files. The name is an abbreviation of catenate, a synonym of concatenate.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslight_(1944_film)" class="link" target="_blank">Gaslight (1944 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:13:34TOPIC: Words mean things.TOPIC: Words mean things.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the blight of buzzwords, jargon, and douchespeak writ large.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann164: Back in the Medieval Villagehttp://5by5.tv/b2w/164
http://5by5.tv/b2w/164Tue, 25 Mar 2014 18:30:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Curiosity &amp; Creativity
This week, Dan and Merlin talk more about expertise and how it relates to the ineffable qualities of curiosity and creativity. Can curiosity be inspired or taught? Or, is it just something you either have or don't? How do we buck the implicit authority to explore the vast universe of "unnecessary things?"
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Curiosity &amp; Creativity</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk more about expertise and how it relates to the ineffable qualities of curiosity and creativity. Can curiosity be inspired or taught? Or, is it just something you either have or don't? How do we buck the implicit authority to explore the vast universe of "unnecessary things?"</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://thoughtcatalog.com/chelsea-fagan/2014/03/21-compelling-reasons-why-florida-should-be-kicked-out-of-the-united-states/" class="link" target="_blank">21 Compelling Reasons Why Florida Should Be Kicked Out Of The United States | Thought Catalog</a></h4>
<p>Let me just start this by saying that I was born in Florida, lived there for a while, and have/visit many a family member there. Losing Florida will be an emotional hit for me as well. But it’s high time we just took that table saw of democracy and severed Florida off to float in the Atlantic. Here is why.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/163" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #163: Head Lice :-(</a></h4>
<p>TOPIC: LEGO and ExpertiseThis week, Dan and Merlin talk about LEGO and what becoming a Master Builder can teach us about expertise.Also: tooth fairies, binder clips, and the pedagogical warning shot.WARNING: This episode of B2W contains information about holiday-related personalities that may be of a sensitive nature. Listener discretion is advised.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/mpu/183" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Mac Power Users #183: Episode V: Merlin Strikes Back</a></h4>
<p>Merlin Mann returns to Mac Power Users for his annual visit. This year we dive deep into Merlin's new obsession with home automation and talk about what makes some apps stick while others never do.Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knocking_on_wood" class="link" target="_blank">Knocking on wood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Knocking on wood, or to touch wood, refers to the apotropaic tradition in western folklore[citation needed] of literally touching, tapping, or knocking on wood, or merely stating that you are doing or intend same, in order to avoid "tempting fate" after making a favourable observation, a boast, or declaration concerning one's own death.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neti_pot" class="link" target="_blank">Nasal irrigation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Nasal irrigation or nasal lavage or nasal douche is the personal hygiene practice in which the nasal cavity is washed to flush out excess mucus and debris from the nose and sinuses. The practice is generally well-tolerated and reported to be beneficial with only minor side effects.[1] Nasal irrigation in a wider sense can also refer to the use of saline nasal spray or nebulizers to moisten the mucous membranes.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm316375.htm" class="link" target="_blank">Consumer Updates &gt; Is Rinsing Your Sinuses Safe?</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_pulling" class="link" target="_blank">Oil pulling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Oil pulling or oil swishing is a traditional folk remedy where oil is swished or held in the mouth. Ayurvedic literature states oil pulling is capable of improving oral and systemic health, including a benefit in conditions such as headaches, migraines, diabetes mellitus, asthma,[1] and acne, as well as whitening teeth.[2] Oil pulling is known as "Kavala" or "Gandusha" in the Ayurvedic text Charaka Samhita.[1][3] Its promoters claim it works by "pulling out" "toxins", which are known as ama in Ayurvedic medicine, and thereby reducing inflammation.[4]</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/03/swishing-with-oil-for-oral-health-not-recommended/284490/" class="link" target="_blank">Swishing With Oil for Oral Health: Not Recommended - Julie Beck - The Atlantic</a></h4>
<p>The Internet’s new quasi-health obsession is actually very old. Oil pulling—swishing oil (coconut and sesame seem popular, preferably unrefined) around in your mouth for 10 to 20 minutes—is an oral health practice that has been done in India for years and years. It’s mentioned in the Charaka Samhita, one of the key texts of the Indian traditional medicine known as Ayurveda.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002VKB4O8/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Flents Dental Disclosing Tablets (30) - Eliminate Plaque Build-up: Health &amp; Personal Care</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&amp;id=51683" class="link" target="_blank">Dan Slott Unveils &quot;Spider-Verse,&quot; Featuring &quot;Every Spider-Man Ever&quot; - Comic Book Resources</a></h4>
<p>Marvel divulged the first details of what exactly that teaser was teasing with a "Next Big Thing" press call, headlined by "Amazing Spider-Man" writer Dan Slott and senior editor of the Spidey titles, Nick Lowe. The preview art released by Marvel to accompany the call provided some very strong hints about the upcoming event: The story will start November 2014, it will feature "Every Spider-Man Ever" (including Spider-Man 2099, Peter Porker the Spectacular Spider-Ham and the original Scarlet Spider, among others). It also involves Morlun, a villain created by J. Michael Straczynski and John Romita Jr. during their 2001 "Amazing Spider-Man" run.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/25/5545104/base-jumpers-parachute-from-top-of-1-world-trade-center" class="link" target="_blank">Watch this: people illegally BASE jumping from the top of 1 World Trade Center | The Verge</a></h4>
<p>A group of men who BASE jumped from the top of the 1,776-foot tower at 1 World Trade Center last September turned themselves in to police on Monday. The men — three of whom parachuted from the building, while a fourth kept watch — questioned the level of security in and around the tower. Andrew Rossig, one of the men who was involved with the stunt, said "we just kind of walked in."</p>
<h4><a href="http://showbot.5by5.tv/shows/65" class="link" target="_blank">Showbot</a></h4>
<p>Listener-suggested titles for this week's episodes.</p>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_respiratory_tract_infection" class="link" target="_blank">Upper respiratory tract infection - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Upper respiratory tract infections (URI or URTI) are the illnesses caused by an acute infection which involves the upper respiratory tract: nose, sinuses, pharynx or larynx. This commonly includes: tonsillitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis, sinusitis, otitis media, and the common cold.</p>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valeria_Richards" class="link" target="_blank">Valeria Richards - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>She was revealed to be the second, unborn child of Reed and Sue Richards, whom Sue had seemingly miscarried years before, and who had originally been named Valerie Meghan Richards. Under the guidance of Roma, Franklin had used his powers to save the child, taking her from her native reality and sending her "someplace else" where she was raised by another Invisible Woman who had married a heroic Doctor Doom after the death of her first husband. As the FF went up against the cosmic menace of Abraxas, she was summoned by Roma and fulfilled her purpose by merging her powers with Franklin and reconstituting Galactus to stop Abraxas. In the restructuring of reality that ensued, Valeria was regressed to a fetus within Sue's womb once again, on the cusp of being born.</p>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond_Halley" class="link" target="_blank">Edmond Halley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/26870.html" class="link" target="_blank">Quote Details: Albert Einstein: You see, wire telegraph... - The Quotations Page</a></h4>
<p>You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat.</p>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophi%C3%A6_Naturalis_Principia_Mathematica" class="link" target="_blank">Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, Latin for "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy", often referred to as simply the Principia, is a work in three books by Sir Isaac Newton, in Latin, first published 5 July 1687.</p>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thought_Reform_and_the_Psychology_of_Totalism" class="link" target="_blank">Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism popularized the term "thought-terminating cliché". This refers to a cliché that is a commonly used phrase, or folk wisdom, sometimes used to quell cognitive dissonance. Though the clichéd phrase in and of itself may be valid in certain contexts, its application as a means of dismissing dissent or justifying fallacious logic is what makes it thought-terminating.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.newrepublic.com/article/117088/silicons-valleys-brutal-ageism" class="link" target="_blank">Silicon&#x27;s Valley&#x27;s Brutal Ageism | New Republic</a></h4>
<p>"In talking to dozens of people around Silicon Valley over the past eight months—engineers, entrepreneurs, moneymen, uncomfortably inquisitive cosmetic surgeons—I got the distinct sense that it’s better to be perceived as naïve and immature than to have voted in the 1980s."</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:38:54TOPIC: Curiosity & CreativityTOPIC: Curiosity &amp; Creativity
This week, Dan and Merlin talk more about expertise and how it relates to the ineffable qualities of curiosity and creativity. Can curiosity be inspired or taught? Or, is it just something you either have or don't? How do we buck the implicit authority to explore the vast universe of "unnecessary things?"
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann163: Head Lice :-(http://5by5.tv/b2w/163
http://5by5.tv/b2w/163Tue, 18 Mar 2014 19:45:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: LEGO and Expertise
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about LEGO and what becoming a Master Builder can teach us about expertise.
Also: tooth fairies, binder clips, and the pedagogical warning shot.
WARNING: This episode of B2W contains information about holiday-related personalities that may be of a sensitive nature. Listener discretion is advised.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: LEGO and Expertise</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about LEGO and what becoming a Master Builder can teach us about expertise.</p>
<p>Also: tooth fairies, binder clips, and the pedagogical warning shot.</p>
<p><strong>WARNING</strong>: This episode of B2W contains information about holiday-related personalities that may be of a sensitive nature. Listener discretion is advised.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&amp;v=FS3LcIURelY" class="link" target="_blank">How Much Good Is Antibacterial Soap Doing You? - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.npr.org/2014/03/13/289750726/its-been-25-years-since-the-world-wide-web-was-invented?ft=1&amp;f" class="link" target="_blank">It&#x27;s Been 25 Years Since World Wide Web Debuted : NPR</a></h4>
<p>Since then it's transformed daily life. To look back at how far the web has evolved and where it may be headed in the next 25 years, Renee Montagne talks to Kevin Kelly, a founder of Wired magazine.</p>
<h4><a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/13/to-keep-teenagers-alert-schools-let-them-sleep-in/?_php=true&amp;_type=blogs&amp;utm_source=nextdraft&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_r=0" class="link" target="_blank">To Keep Teenagers Alert, Schools Let Them Sleep In - NYTimes.com</a></h4>
<p>New evidence suggests that later high school starts have widespread benefits.</p>
<h4><a href="http://priceonomics.com/life-as-a-lego-professional/" class="link" target="_blank">Life as a LEGO Professional</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/danbenjamin/status/445075179165589505" class="link" target="_blank">Twitter / danbenjamin: Serious question and something ...</a></h4>
<p>Serious question and something to think about: have you ever bought a LEGO set and found a piece missing? Me: never once in my entire life.</p>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreyfus_model" class="link" target="_blank">Dreyfus model of skill acquisition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>In the fields of education and operations research, the Dreyfus model of skill acquisition is a model of how students acquire skills through formal instruction and practicing. Brothers Stuart and Hubert Dreyfus proposed the model in 1980 in an influential, 18-page report on their research at the University of California, Berkeley, Operations Research Center for the United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research. The original model proposes that a student passes through five distinct stages: novice, competence, proficiency, expertise, and mastery.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.zotero.org/groups/research_on_teaching_in_higher_education_online/items/itemKey/3D7ZXP5Q" class="link" target="_blank">Zotero | Groups &gt; Research on Teaching in Higher Education Online &gt; Library &gt; A Five Stage Model of the Mental Activities Involved in Directed Skill Acquisition</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://stinet.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA084551&amp;Location=U2&amp;doc=GetTRDoc.pdf" class="link" target="_blank">[PDF] Five-Stage Model of the Mental Activities Involved in Directed Skill Acquisition. </a></h4>
<p>(PDF of the original 1980 paper by the Dreyfus brothers)</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/public_lightbox.mhtml?lightbox_id=25213496&amp;code=5eb57c687482635c268f5440303ae56f" class="link" target="_blank">lego : Shutterstock Stock Photography</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_stages_of_competence" class="link" target="_blank">Four stages of competence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004P95ABG/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com : LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon 7965 : Toy Interlocking Building Sets : Toys &amp; Games</a></h4>
<p>Kids ages 9 to 14 will be happy the old man got the tractor beam out of commission when they blast off with the Millennium Falcon LEGO Star Wars Set. Straight from the Death Star escape scene of Episode IV: A New Hope, this replica of Han Solo's iconic starship is crafted from more than 1,200 LEGO pieces for a detailed, articulating display. With twin flick missiles, rotating laser cannons, and detachable cockpit cover, this Millennium Falcon set's got more than a few surprises left in it.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00IANTUVE/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com : LEGO Star Wars 75030 Millennium Falcon : Toys &amp; Games</a></h4>
<p>Enter a mini LEGO Star Wars universe with the Millennium Falcon microfighter. This fun mini version of the fastest ship in the galaxy features a quad laser cannon with 2 flick missiles and a mini cockpit on top for Han Solo to sit in! Engage the hyperdrive and get after those Imperial ships! Includes a Han Solo minifigure with a blaster pistol.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/79922416556/princess" class="link" target="_blank">I wanna tell you about the princess I invented.... | kung fu grippe</a></h4>
<p>"I wanna tell you about the princess I invented…"</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00IANTWSA/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com : LEGO Star Wars 75032 X-Wing Fighter : Toys &amp; Games</a></h4>
<p>Fight mini LEGO Star Wars battles in space with the cool X-Wing Fighter microfighter. This great micro-version of the iconic Rebel star fighter has a surprising level of detail, like moveable wings, 4 flick missiles, Astromech Droid section and a mini cockpit for the X-Wing Pilot to sit in! Fuel up and get ready for mini-sized combat. Includes an X-Wing Pilot minifigure with a blaster pistol.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00IANTV4K/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com : LEGO Star Wars 75031 TIE Interceptor : Toys &amp; Games</a></h4>
<p>Play out your own miniature LEGO Star Wars space battles with the TIE Interceptor microfighter. This fun version of the real Imperial starfighter crams in lots of details, including 2 flick missiles and a mini cockpit for the TIE Fighter Pilot to sit in! So jump on and prepare for mini battle. Includes a TIE Fighter Pilot with a blaster pistol.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00IANU74S/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com : LEGO Superheroes 76015 Doc Ock Truck Heist : Toys &amp; Games</a></h4>
<p>Doctor Octopus needs money, diamonds and gold to finance his evil plans. so he decides to make a cash withdrawal, bad guy style! Use his adjustable arms to rip the roof off the money truck and while the truck driver sprints for safety, blow open the back with the dynamite and secret button. But what's this? Spider-Man has spotted Doc Ock and swoops in to save the day! Can he tie him up with his super-strong spider web? Includes 3 minifigures: Spider-Man, Doc Ock and a truck driver.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000WLW3W0/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com : LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector&#x27;s Millennium Falcon : Toy Interlocking Building Sets : Toys &amp; Games</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002EEP3NO/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com : LEGO Star Wars Death Star (10188) : Toy Interlocking Building Sets : Toys &amp; Games</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00GSPFDV2/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com : LEGO Movie 70808 Super Cycle Chase : Toys &amp; Games</a></h4>
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<p>MAKE PERFECT, CRISPY BACON EVERY TIME</p>
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<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restorative_practices" class="link" target="_blank">Restorative practices - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Restorative practices is a social science that integrates developments from a variety of disciplines and fields — including education, psychology, social work, criminology, sociology, organizational development and leadership — in order to build healthy communities, increase social capital, decrease crime and antisocial behavior, repair harm and restore relationships.[1]</p>
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<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logos" class="link" target="_blank">Logos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Originally a word meaning "a ground", "a plea", "an opinion", "an expectation", "word", "speech", "account", "reason", it became a technical term in philosophy, beginning with Heraclitus (ca. 535–475 BC), who used the term for a principle of order and knowledge.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.mcgraw-hill.co.uk/sra/rl_index.html" class="link" target="_blank">SRA Reading Materials</a></h4>
<p>The levelled approach of this programme helps you get the most from every minute of learning time.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024803/combined" class="link" target="_blank">Zero for Conduct (1933)</a></h4>
<p>In a repressive boarding school with rigid rules of behavior, four boys decide to rebel against the direction on a celebration day.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0756666937/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">The LEGO Book: Daniel Lipkowitz: 9780756666934: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://aboutus.lego.com/en-us/lego-group/the_lego_history" class="link" target="_blank">LEGO.com About Us About the LEGO Group - The LEGO Group - The LEGO history</a></h4>
<p>The name 'LEGO' is an abbreviation of the two Danish words "leg godt", meaning "play well". It’s our name and it’s our ideal.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/77650540310/super-cycle-and-it-only-took-us-three-hours-to" class="link" target="_blank">Super Cycle! And it only took us three hours to... | kung fu grippe</a></h4>
<p>And it only took us three hours to assemble.We are so master builders.</p>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaughterhouse-Five" class="link" target="_blank">Slaughterhouse-Five - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death (1969) is a satirical novel by Kurt Vonnegut about World War II experiences and journeys through time of a soldier named Billy Pilgrim. It is generally recognized as Vonnegut's most influential and popular work. Vonnegut's use of the firebombing of Dresden as a central event makes the novel semi-autobiographical, as he was present during the bombing.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://blog.codinghorror.com/are-you-an-expert/" class="link" target="_blank">Are You An Expert?</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:26:54TOPIC: LEGO and ExpertiseTOPIC: LEGO and Expertise
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about LEGO and what becoming a Master Builder can teach us about expertise.
Also: tooth fairies, binder clips, and the pedagogical warning shot.
WARNING: This episode of B2W contains information about holiday-related personalities that may be of a sensitive nature. Listener discretion is advised.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann162: We're All Waiting in the Same Linehttp://5by5.tv/b2w/162
http://5by5.tv/b2w/162Tue, 11 Mar 2014 21:15:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: ““Experiencing Issues”” with Customer Service
This week, Dan and Merlin analyze what's really going wrong when we get bad customer service. Spoiler: The brand is only as sound as its day-to-day implementation.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: ““Experiencing Issues”” with Customer Service</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin analyze what's really going wrong when we get bad customer service. Spoiler: The brand is only as sound as its day-to-day implementation.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/161" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #161: Zeitgeist Helmut</a></h4>
<p>TOPIC: Time, Sleep, and AspirationsThis week, Dan and Merlin talk about impossible trade-offs and the benefits of remembering this is actually your life.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.progressiveboink.com/2012/4/21/2960508/worst-rob-liefeld-drawings" class="link" target="_blank">The 40 Worst Rob Liefeld Drawings - Progressive Boink</a></h4>
<p>This is Rob Liefeld. If that doesn't tell you everything you need to know about Rob Liefeld ... well, I'm sorry for this in advance.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyPw80a7BRI" class="link" target="_blank">Ron Swanson Supercut - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.sys.sun.admin/UvGzD_TH6EU" class="link" target="_blank">Beam &amp; Whiteside NFS daemon - Google Groups</a></h4>
<p>|> I would like to know if anybody else than myself is using Beam</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.jewfaq.org/torah.htm" class="link" target="_blank">Judaism 101: Torah</a></h4>
<p>The word "Torah" is a tricky one, because it can mean different things in different contexts. In its most limited sense, "Torah" refers to the Five Books of Moses: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. But the word "torah" can also be used to refer to the entire Jewish bible (the body of scripture known to non-Jews as the Old Testament and to Jews as the Tanakh or Written Torah), or in its broadest sense, to the whole body of Jewish law and teachings.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.esn.fm/thank-you-for-calling/2-hostile-professionalism" class="link" target="_blank">2: Hostile Professionalism</a></h4>
<p>Airlines: we hate them, and it feels like they hate us. Is our only choice to "ride in the fucking toilet"? A former airline employee joins us to help peel back the curtain at Gate 21. (Part 1 of 2)Panelists: John Roderick, Jim Dalrymple, Lex Friedman, Brent Billings</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.esn.fm/thank-you-for-calling/3-willing-to-negotiate" class="link" target="_blank">3: Willing to Negotiate</a></h4>
<p>Airlines: we've heard the horror stories. Now we dig deeper into how to get the results we want at the gate, on the phone, and in the air. (Part 2 of 2)Are we stuck in a breadline in Kiev back in '78, waiting for shitty vouchers for shitty airlines, or could we eventually see Our Own Fuckin' Airline?</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.seattleweekly.com/home/919582-129/johnroderickreverbresidency" class="link" target="_blank">Seattle News and Events | Eliminator Was ZZ Top&#x27;s Best Album.</a></h4>
<p>I'm not going to bore you by waxing sentimental over the undeniable mastery of early ZZ Top, or by singing the praises of their first seven records. Each one is a flawed masterpiece, some more flaw than masterpiece, which you can discover in your own time the same way I did, after you have fully absorbed the superlative greatness of Eliminator. Yes, that's right, ELIMINATOR!</p>
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<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_You_Had_Wings" class="link" target="_blank">If You Had Wings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The ride began with a vaguely simulated "takeoff" in which the ride ascended a slope, while projections of animated silhouettes of seagulls and airplanes swept past on the walls, enhancing the feeling of motion and gently suggesting flight. Riders passed through a series of colorful theater-like sets with embedded small screens looping rear-projected short filmed scenes, while their cars swiveled on their bases to afford good views throughout. In all, thirty-eight 16mm projectors were used in the attraction. The scenes showcased various Eastern destinations and appealed to potential tourists with straw-hat markets, fishermen, limbo dancers, steel drum bands, and more. Many scenes had their own special sound effects. The omnipresent theme music featured a chorus of singers tunefully chanting,</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methuselah" class="link" target="_blank">Methuselah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jeffdee/re-creating-my-nonhuman-art-from-deities-and-demig" class="link" target="_blank">Re-Creating my Nonhuman Art from Deities &amp; Demigods by Jeff Dee — Kickstarter</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedition_to_the_Barrier_Peaks" class="link" target="_blank">Expedition to the Barrier Peaks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Expedition to the Barrier Peaks is a 1980 adventure module for the Dungeons &amp; Dragons roleplaying game written by Gary Gygax. While Dungeons &amp; Dragons (D&amp;D) is typically a fantasy game, the adventure includes elements of science fiction, and thus belongs to the science fantasy genre.[1] It takes place on a downed spaceship; the ship's crew has died of an unspecified disease, but functioning robots and strange creatures still inhabit the ship. The player characters fight monsters and robots, and gather the futuristic weapons and colored access cards that are necessary for advancing the story.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.prismnet.com/~antix/rates.html" class="link" target="_blank">Illustration Rates [Jeff Dee]</a></h4>
<p>I am available to do artwork on commission! This web page gives you an idea of my rates. Sometimes I have to turn jobs down when I'm too booked up, so please email me first.</p>
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<p>"(Let the record also reflect that Dan Benjamin snort laughed when Merlin mentioned this.)"</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:24:02TOPIC: ““Experiencing Issues”” with Customer ServiceTOPIC: ““Experiencing Issues”” with Customer Service
This week, Dan and Merlin analyze what's really going wrong when we get bad customer service. Spoiler: The brand is only as sound as its day-to-day implementation.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann161: Zeitgeist Helmuthttp://5by5.tv/b2w/161
http://5by5.tv/b2w/161Tue, 04 Mar 2014 13:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Time, Sleep, and Aspirations
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about impossible trade-offs and the benefits of remembering this is actually your life.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Time, Sleep, and Aspirations</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about impossible trade-offs and the benefits of remembering this is actually your life.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/02/14/more-reflection-less-action/?_php=true&amp;_type=blogs&amp;_r=0" class="link" target="_blank">More Reflection, Less Action - NYTimes.com</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&amp;id=51089" class="link" target="_blank">CAPS To Launch Original Art Auction to Benefit Stan Sakai and Family - Comic Book Resources</a></h4>
<p>Contributors include: Adam Hughes, Alex Maleev, Arthur Adams, Batton Lash, Eric Powell, Jan Duursema, Jerry Ordway, Jordi Bernet, Matt Groening, Michael Allred, Mike Mignola, Paul Gulacy, Sanjuliàn, Scott Shaw!, Jim Steranko, Tim Sale, William Stout, Bill Sienkiewicz, Cameron Stewart, Dan Brereton, Daniel Parsons, Dave Gibbons, Dean Yeagle, Doug Sneyd, Dustin Nguyen, Bill Morrison, Tone Rodriguez, Sergio Aragonés, Fabio Moon, Francisco Francavilla, Gene Ha, Geof Darrow, Gilbert Hernandez, Jack Davis, James O'Barr, Kevin Eastman, Jeff Lemire, Jeff Smith, Kazu Kibuishi, Liam Sharp, Tom Richmond, Michael Jantze, Olivia, Oscar Martin, Paul Chadwick, Richard Corben, Tom Mandrake, Walter Simonson, Charles Vess, Dan Spiegle, J. Scott Campbell and many more.</p>
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<p>Astonishing X-Men is the name of three X-Men comic book series from Marvel Comics, the first two of which were limited series. The ongoing series began in 2004, with its first run written by Joss Whedon and art by John Cassaday. It was then written by Warren Ellis with art by Phil Jimenez.[1] Daniel Way and Christos Gage then took over the title writing alternating stories. They were followed by James Asmus who wrote one issue, then Greg Pak, who took over for four issues in November 2011.[2] Marjorie Liu wrote the final 21 issues of the series until its end at issue</p>
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<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias" class="link" target="_blank">Confirmation bias - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Confirmation bias (also called confirmatory bias or myside bias) is the tendency of people to favor information that confirms their beliefs or hypotheses.[Note 1][1] People display this bias when they gather or remember information selectively, or when they interpret it in a biased way. The effect is stronger for emotionally charged issues and for deeply entrenched beliefs. People also tend to interpret ambiguous evidence as supporting their existing position. Biased search, interpretation and memory have been invoked to explain attitude polarization (when a disagreement becomes more extreme even though the different parties are exposed to the same evidence), belief perseverance (when beliefs persist after the evidence for them is shown to be false), the irrational primacy effect (a greater reliance on information encountered early in a series) and illusory correlation (when people falsely perceive an association between two events or situations).</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0374533555/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Thinking, Fast and Slow: Daniel Kahneman: 9780374533557: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking,_Fast_and_Slow" class="link" target="_blank">Thinking, Fast and Slow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Thinking, Fast and Slow is a 2011 book by Nobel Memorial Prize winner in Economics Daniel Kahneman which summarizes research that he conducted over decades, often in collaboration with Amos Tversky.[1][2] It covers all three phases of his career: his early days working on cognitive bias, his work on prospect theory, and his later work on happiness.</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:32:30TOPIC: Time, Sleep, and AspirationsTOPIC: Time, Sleep, and Aspirations
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about impossible trade-offs and the benefits of remembering this is actually your life.
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http://5by5.tv/b2w/160Wed, 26 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminThis week, Dan and Merlin talk about shaving, lights, and Dan's amazing new superpower.
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about shaving, lights, and Dan's amazing new superpower.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/cmdspace/85" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | CMD+Space #85: Being a Geek, with John Siracusa</a></h4>
<p>This week Myke is joined by John Siracusa. They discuss what it means to be a Geek and explore what John is geeky about.Special guest John Siracusa.</p>
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<p>The Problem: They made John check his jingle stick.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaving#.22Traditional.22_wet_shaving" class="link" target="_blank">Shaving - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>There are two types of manual razors: straight razor and safety razors. Safety razors are further subdivided into double-edged razors, single edge, injector razors, cartridge razors and disposable razors.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_Charisma" class="link" target="_blank">Zero Charisma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Zero Charisma is a 2013 American comedy film written by Andrew Matthews and co-directed by Matthews and Katie Graham. The film premiered at the South By Southwest film festival in 2013 and later screened at multiple North American Film Festivals including the Maryland Film Festival, the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal and the Newport Beach Film Festival.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-light-affects-our-sleep/#axzz2uMAnScJH" class="link" target="_blank">How Light Affects Our Sleep | Mark&#x27;s Daily Apple</a></h4>
<p>Blue light has its place, of course. A British study found that blue light-enhanced white lights in the workplace improved alertness, performance, and even nighttime sleep quality in employees. That’s during the day, though, when blue light exposure is normal and expected. Nighttime exposure to blue light disrupts our sleep hormones. Television, computer screens, even digital clocks with blue numbers – they’re all common sources of late night blue light that can affect our production of melatonin.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/T/troglodyte-mode.html" class="link" target="_blank">troglodyte mode</a></h4>
<p>Programming with the lights turned off, sunglasses on, and the terminal inverted (black on white) because you've been up for so many days straight that your eyes hurt (see raster burn). Loud music blaring from a stereo stacked in the corner is optional but recommended.</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:14:58This week, Dan and Merlin talk about shaving, lights, and Dan's amazing new superpower.This week, Dan and Merlin talk about shaving, lights, and Dan's amazing new superpower.
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http://5by5.tv/b2w/159Tue, 18 Feb 2014 19:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminMerlin and Dan talk about Library Elf, app launchers like Quicksilver and Alfred, Stanley Kubrick, pushing people to create greatness, not knowing what you like until you see it, the typefaces of Moon, and more.
<p>Merlin and Dan talk about Library Elf, app launchers like Quicksilver and Alfred, Stanley Kubrick, pushing people to create greatness, not knowing what you like until you see it, the typefaces of Moon, and more.</p>
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<p>"And let me plaaaaaaaay your guitar."</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:27:34Merlin and Dan talk about Library Elf, app launchers like Quicksilver and Alfred, Stanley Kubrick, pushing people to create greatness, not knowing what you like until you see it, the typefaces of Moon, and more.Merlin and Dan talk about Library Elf, app launchers like Quicksilver and Alfred, Stanley Kubrick, pushing people to create greatness, not knowing what you like until you see it, the typefaces of Moon, and more.
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http://5by5.tv/b2w/158Tue, 11 Feb 2014 20:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Why We Have Doors.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about internet nostalgia, hacking vs. whacking, and why we have doors for a reason.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Why We Have Doors.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about internet nostalgia, hacking vs. whacking, and why we have doors for a reason.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1x9s0e/faq_friday_what_have_you_wondered_about_sleep/" class="link" target="_blank">FAQ Friday - What have you wondered about sleep? : askscience</a></h4>
<p>Tips for a good night of sleep are usually referred to in a scientific context as "good sleep hygiene". Here is a list from the National Sleep Foundation.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_protocol" class="link" target="_blank">Finger protocol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>In computer networking, the Name/Finger protocol and the Finger user information protocol are simple network protocols for the exchange of human-oriented status and user information.</p>
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<p>a comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay and typically including crude characterization and ludicrously improbable situations.</p>
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<p>Princess Bubblegum faces the consequences of her science experiment gone wrong as she finally finds a way to save the day! But is it too late? Find out if Princess Bubblegum is able to right all her wrongs or if her friends will never be themselves again, it's a crazy conclusion to this arc!</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:38:04TOPIC: Why We Have Doors.TOPIC: Why We Have Doors.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about internet nostalgia, hacking vs. whacking, and why we have doors for a reason.
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http://5by5.tv/b2w/157Tue, 04 Feb 2014 21:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: The Spreadsheet of You
This week, Dan and Merlin talk more about sleep and how self-quantization can goose your mindfulness.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: The Spreadsheet of You</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk more about sleep and how self-quantization can goose your mindfulness.</p>
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<h4><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/saga-beautiful-diary-that/id611593488?uo=4&amp;at=11laDR" class="link" target="_blank">Saga – The Essential Lifelogging App on the App Store on iTunes</a></h4>
<p>Saga is the easy way to keep track of where you go and what you do, and share the true story of your life with friends, family, and followers. Live your life, and let Saga write your digital autobiography.</p>
<h4><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/moves/id509204969?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR" class="link" target="_blank">Moves on the App Store on iTunes</a></h4>
<p>Moves automatically tracks your everyday exercise, commuting and time spent in important places. Just carry your phone in your pocket or bag.</p>
<h4><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pedometer++/id712286167?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR" class="link" target="_blank">Pedometer++ on the App Store on iTunes</a></h4>
<p>Take advantage of the step counting capabilities in your iPhone 5s to improve your health. Pedometer lets you easily keep track of your daily and weekly step counts, without any impact on your battery life.</p>
<h4><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/argus-motion-fitness-tracker/id624329444?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR" class="link" target="_blank">ARGUS - Motion and Fitness Tracker by Azumio on the App Store on iTunes</a></h4>
<p>24/7 Steps and active Calorie counter, GPS mapping of Running, Cycling and Driving</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.syncmetrics.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Syncmetrics</a></h4>
<p>We help you synchronize and analyze fitness and health data from Cycling Analytics, FatSecret, Fitbit, Garmin, iHealth, MapMyFitness, Nike , RunKeeper, Strava and Withings</p>
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<p>Track your runs with GPS, analyze your performance, join Challenges and see how you stack up against friends.</p>
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<p>It is impossible to describe insomnia to people who are sound sleepers. These are the people who trust that getting in bed will be followed by falling asleep, as surely as night follows day</p>
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<p>TOPIC: Better Sleep HabitsThis week, Dan and Merlin do a deep dive on building better sleep habits with a focus on the paradoxes and planning of daily activities that can make all the difference.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stasi" class="link" target="_blank">Stasi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:22:05TOPIC: The Spreadsheet of YouTOPIC: The Spreadsheet of You
This week, Dan and Merlin talk more about sleep and how self-quantization can goose your mindfulness.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann, sleep, stress156: Not the Monk I Used to Behttp://5by5.tv/b2w/156
http://5by5.tv/b2w/156Tue, 28 Jan 2014 20:45:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Better Sleep Habits
This week, Dan and Merlin do a deep dive on building better sleep habits with a focus on the paradoxes and planning of daily activities that can make all the difference.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Better Sleep Habits</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin do a deep dive on building better sleep habits with a focus on the paradoxes and planning of daily activities that can make all the difference.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/amplified/87" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Amplified #87: No Mac Pro for Me</a></h4>
<p>While at NAMM, Jim joins Dan and special guest Merlin Mann to talk about their favorite Macs new and old, the future of the computer in the home, the power of portable and wearable devices, amps, guitars, Yamaha's purchase of Line 6, new gear, why Jim isn't getting a new Mac Pro, and more.Special guest Merlin Mann.</p>
<h4><a href="http://blog.squarespace.com/blog/introducing-squarespace-logo" class="link" target="_blank">Logos Made Simple — The Official Squarespace Blog</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Smart" class="link" target="_blank">Rod Smart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Torrold DeShaun "Rod" Smart (born January 9, 1977) is a former professional American football player. He played college football for the Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers, and began his professional career in the short-lived XFL, where he played running back for the Las Vegas Outlaws and was known by the nickname "He Hate Me". He then played briefly in the Canadian Football League (CFL) before signing with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He then spent four seasons with the Carolina Panthers, 2002–2005, playing in Super Bowl XXXVIII. He has also been on the roster for the San Diego Chargers (in 2000) and the Oakland Raiders (in 2006) and was selected to play in the never launched All American Football League.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1561755/combined" class="link" target="_blank">&quot;Bob&#x27;s Burgers&quot; (2011)</a></h4>
<p>Bob's Burgers centers on the Belcher family (consists of Bob, Linda, Tina, Gene and Louise) who own a hamburger restaurant</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/12/how-sleep-deprivation-decays-the-mind-and-body/282395/" class="link" target="_blank">How Sleep Deprivation Decays the Mind and Body - Seth Maxon - The Atlantic</a></h4>
<p>Sleep deprivation is nearly as misunderstood as sleep itself, but it can physically and mentally harm people in myriad ways. Losing sleep can cause hallucinations, psychosis, and long-term memory impairment. Some studies have linked sleep deprivation to chronic conditions like hypertension, diabetes, and bipolar disorder.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/12/science-of-sleep-trouble-with-snooze-buttons.html" class="link" target="_blank">The Trouble with Snooze Buttons (and with Modern Sleep) : The New Yorker</a></h4>
<p>One of the consequences of waking up suddenly, and too early, is a phenomenon called sleep inertia. First given a name in 1976, sleep inertia refers to that period between waking and being fully awake when you feel groggy. The more abruptly you are awakened, the more severe the sleep inertia.</p>
<h4><a href="http://mindhacks.com/2013/12/10/how-sleep-makes-your-mind-more-creative/" class="link" target="_blank">How sleep makes your mind more creative « Mind Hacks</a></h4>
<p>The experiment illustrates that combining what we know to generate new insights requires time, something that many might have guessed. Perhaps more revealingly it also shows the power of sleep in building remote associations.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.gainesonbrains.com/2013/10/alcohol-sleep-and-why-you-might-re.html" class="link" target="_blank">Gaines, on Brains: Alcohol, Sleep, and Why You Might Re-think that Nightcap</a></h4>
<p>This yielded an interesting result: despite falling asleep faster, the subjects who consumed more alcohol woke more frequently had experienced lighter sleep during the second half of the night.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/adamdavis/go-take-a-nap" class="link" target="_blank">19 Scientific Reasons Why You Should Take More Naps</a></h4>
<p>Napping is more useful than coffee for getting over your midday slump.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/12/opinion/sunday/goodnight-sleep-clean.html?gwh=4E3998ACE968C251725255C76038741C&amp;gwt=pay" class="link" target="_blank">Goodnight. Sleep Clean. - NYTimes.com</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/90" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #90: Quit!™</a></h4>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about sleep—why we need it, why most of us don't get enough of it, and why we all strain to find a million excuses for perpetually walking around like a sad zombie.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Monk" class="link" target="_blank">SRD:Monk - D&amp;D Wiki</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00BGO0Q9O/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Fitbit Flex Wireless Activity + Sleep Wristband, Black: Health &amp; Personal Care</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbh4u_oA0rk" class="link" target="_blank">? Viking - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.43folders.com/2004/11/24/the-forehead-ticket-trick" class="link" target="_blank">The Forehead Ticket Trick | 43 Folders</a></h4>
<p>The car doesn't move until each person takes out their ticket and holds it to their forehead.Been doing it for 20 years, and you’d be amazed how often it saves the day.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001510/" class="link" target="_blank">Strother Martin - IMDb</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:41:34TOPIC: Better Sleep HabitsTOPIC: Better Sleep Habits
This week, Dan and Merlin do a deep dive on building better sleep habits with a focus on the paradoxes and planning of daily activities that can make all the difference.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann, sleep155: Newton's Fifth Law of Politenesshttp://5by5.tv/b2w/155
http://5by5.tv/b2w/155Tue, 21 Jan 2014 23:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Isolation and Identity
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about civility, identity, Florida, and how you can't unsee Idiocracy.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Isolation and Identity</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about civility, identity, Florida, and how you can't unsee <em>Idiocracy</em>.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://thelivingwiccan.tumblr.com/post/55692724129/curse-removal-reversal" class="link" target="_blank">The Living Wiccan, Curse Removal &amp; Reversal</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/01/why-songs-get-stuck-in-your-head/282997/" class="link" target="_blank">Why Songs Get Stuck in Your Head - Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis - The Atlantic</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.merlinmann.com/rightnow/" class="link" target="_blank">What Are You Doing Right Now? - Merlin Mann</a></h4>
<p>"Is this really
what you want
to be doing
right now?"</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.43folders.com/2008/09/01/what-are-you-doing" class="link" target="_blank">&quot;Right Now, What Are You Doing?&quot; | 43 Folders</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/amplified/86" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Amplified #86: Nobody&#x27;s Getting My Panties</a></h4>
<p>This week, Merlin Mann sits in to chat with Jim about the Nest acquisition, the problem with Google's opaque creepiness, Jim's upcoming trip to NAMM, plus some special interactive tips from Jim on working the pentatonic blues solo.Homework: Practice on GnR's "Knocking on Heaven's Door."Special guest Merlin Mann.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/combined" class="link" target="_blank">Idiocracy (2006)</a></h4>
<p>The Future Is A No Brainer</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiocracy#Release" class="link" target="_blank">Idiocracy (Release) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>In The New York Times, Dan Mitchell argued that Fox might be shying away from the cautionary tale about low-intelligence dysgenics, because the company did not want to offend either its viewers or potential advertisers portrayed negatively in the film noting that in the film, Starbucks delivers handjobs, and the motto of Carl's Jr. has degenerated from "Don't Bother Me. I'm Eating." to "F*ck You! I'm Eating!"</p>
<h4><a href="http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Deceptive_Practice_The_Mysteries_and_Mentors_of_Ricky_Jay/70270768?trkid=2361637" class="link" target="_blank">&quot;Deceptive Practice&quot; (2012)</a></h4>
<p>With wit and charm -- and lots of rare footage -- legendary illusionist Ricky Jay reveals his influences and offers insight into a secretive world.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jljt5Ml28FU" class="link" target="_blank">&quot;Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants&quot; (1996)</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrY-KSc-5Lo" class="link" target="_blank">&quot;Penn and Teller at Caesar&#x27;s Palace&quot; - YouTube</a></h4>
<p>Penn and Teller demonstrate the seven basic principles of magic.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_prison_experiment" class="link" target="_blank">Stanford prison experiment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erikson&#x27;s_stages_of_psychosocial_development" class="link" target="_blank">Erikson&#x27;s stages of psychosocial development - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, as articulated by Erik Erikson, explain eight stages through which a healthily developing human should pass from infancy to late adulthood. In each stage, the person confronts, and hopefully masters, new challenges. Each stage builds upon the successful completion of earlier stages. The challenges of stages not successfully completed may be expected to reappear as problems in the future.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_Level_Examination_Program" class="link" target="_blank">College Level Examination Program - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The College Level Examination Program (CLEP) is a group of standardized tests that assess college-level knowledge in several subject areas that are administered at more than 1,700 colleges and universities across the United States created by the College Board.[1] There are 2,900 colleges which grant CLEP credit.[2] Each institution awards credit to students who meet the college's minimum qualifying score for that exam, which is typically 50, but it does vary by school and exam.[3] The tests are useful for students who have obtained knowledge outside the classroom, such as through independent study, job experience, or cultural interaction.[4] CLEP also offers students (including international and homeschool students) the opportunity to demonstrate their proficiency in subject areas and bypass undergraduate coursework.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2545118/combined" class="link" target="_blank">Blackfish (2013)</a></h4>
<p>Never capture what you can't control.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2366450/combined" class="link" target="_blank">Stories We Tell (2012)</a></h4>
<p>A film that excavates layers of myth and memory to find the elusive truth at the core of a family of storytellers</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2499076/combined" class="link" target="_blank">The Crash Reel (2013)</a></h4>
<p>The mind has mountains</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0143114948/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations: Clay Shirky: 9780143114949: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/accessibility" class="link" target="_blank">Accessibility | SFMTA</a></h4>
<p>San Francisco Muni’s accessible services and features.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-01-keep-moving-and-get-out-of-the-way.html" class="link" target="_blank">Ep. 01: &quot;Keep Moving and Get Out of the Way&quot; - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann</a></h4>
<p>Punctuality, Freud, reasons, John’s brutal introversion, R.E.M.’s sense of humours, listening with toolboxes, the explicit honesty of volcano science, and ultimately rethinking humanity’s Latifahesque, fleece-and-beards struggle with the two a priori laws.</p>
<h4><a href="http://vimeo.com/28250117" class="link" target="_blank">Keep Moving and Get Out of the Way on Vimeo</a></h4>
<p>It's really very simple:</p>
<ul>
<li>if you're in the way, keep moving</li>
<li>if you stop moving, get out of the way.</li>
</ul>
<p>This is Ape Law, and we must teach it to our young.</p>
<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/thelancearthur" class="link" target="_blank">THE Lance Arthur (thelancearthur) on Twitter</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elfers,_Florida" class="link" target="_blank">Elfers, Florida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>(n.b.: since Merlin's teen years, the median age has plummeted to a youthful <em>45</em>)</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criterion_collection" class="link" target="_blank">The Criterion Collection - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The Criterion Collection (or simply Criterion) is a video-distribution company that sells "important classic and contemporary films" to film aficionados. The Criterion series is noted for helping to standardize the letterbox format for widescreen films, bonus features, and special editions for home video.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.npr.org/2014/01/15/262767226/months-after-blackfish-release-controversy-for-seaworld-grows" class="link" target="_blank">Months After &#x27;Blackfish&#x27; Release, Controversy Over SeaWorld Grows : NPR</a></h4>
<p>Last month, SeaWorld finally responded. The park published an "open letter" in several newspapers that didn't mention Blackfish but defended its record of caring for killer whales. And this week, the company released an interim financial report, saying it had record attendance in the fourth quarter and that it expects to report its highest-ever annual revenue in March.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnqbuBKCInI" class="link" target="_blank">Temple Grandin by Errol Morris (part 1 of 3) - YouTube</a></h4>
<p>This documentary about Temple Grandin was filmed by Errol Morris. It aired in his First Person series on Bravo US and Channel Four UK in 2000.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1278469/combined" class="link" target="_blank">Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)</a></h4>
<p>Autism gave her a vision. She gave it a voice.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.tvguide.com/news/bobs-burgers-exclusive-1075543.aspx" class="link" target="_blank">Bob&#x27;s Burgers Exclusive Clip: Tina Admires Jimmy Jr.&#x27;s Magic Touch - Today&#x27;s News: Our Take | TVGuide.com</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:31:12TOPIC: Isolation and IdentityTOPIC: Isolation and Identity
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about civility, identity, Florida, and how you can't unsee Idiocracy.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann, isolation, etiquette, culture154: Not My Circus, Not My Monkeyshttp://5by5.tv/b2w/154
http://5by5.tv/b2w/154Tue, 14 Jan 2014 22:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: The Attention Stack
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about—what?—maybe the attention stack. How what we pay attention to (and, yes spend our time on) can't help but affect how we see, think, feel, and decide.
Not happy with any of those things? Start working your way down the stack.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: The Attention Stack</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about—what?—maybe <em>the attention stack</em>. How what we pay attention to (and, yes spend our time on) can't help but affect how we see, think, feel, and decide.</p>
<p>Not happy with any of those things? Start working your way down the stack.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronoia_(psychology)" class="link" target="_blank">Pronoia (psychology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>In 2008 the writer and Electronic Frontier Foundation co-founder John Perry Barlow defined pronoia as "the suspicion the Universe is a conspiracy on your behalf".</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokononism" class="link" target="_blank">Bokononism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Bokononism is based on the concept of foma, which are defined as harmless untruths. A foundation of Bokononism is that the religion, including its texts, is formed entirely of lies</p>
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<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/1" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #1: Alligator in the Bathroom</a></h4>
<p>In the inaugural episode of Back to Work, Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin discuss why they’re doing this show, getting back to work instead of buying berets, the lizard brain, and compare the Shadow of the Mouse to San Francisco, and eventually get to some practical tips for removing friction.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor_(typeface)" class="link" target="_blank">Windsor (typeface) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monkey&#x27;s_Paw" class="link" target="_blank">The Monkey&#x27;s Paw - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>"The Monkey's Paw" is a horror short story by author W. W. Jacobs. It was published in England in 1902.The story is based on the famous "setup" in which three wishes are granted. In the story, the paw of a dead monkey is a talisman that grants its possessor three wishes, but the wishes come with an enormous price for interfering with fate.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/untangling.html" class="link" target="_blank">Untangling the Present: The Role of Appropriate Attention</a></h4>
<p>As anyone who has solved a complex problem knows, the trick to finding its solution lies in how you frame the issue: identifying the problem and sorting out the pattern of factors related to it. Seeing the pattern, you can decide which factors to focus on as crucial to its solution, and which ones you have to ignore so as not to get led down blind alleys. Framing the issue also means deciding how to approach each of the crucial factors so that instead of maintaining or exacerbating the problem, they aid with its solution. What this boils down to is, when faced with a problem, knowing which questions are helpful to ask about it, and which questions aren't.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/153" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #153: Anxiety&#x27;s a Goat</a></h4>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about anxiety, compulsive thoughts, and how to at least crack an air hole in a big problem.Way of the future.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1556438184/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia, Revised and Expanded: How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings: Rob Brezsny: 9781556438189: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>Brezsny persuasively advises readers to go along with the universe's good intentions, but his rejection of cynicism and a bleak view of human nature isn't rooted in denial. On the contrary, he makes a case for a cagey optimism that requires a vigorous engagement with the dark forces.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/038533348X/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Cat&#x27;s Cradle: A Novel: Kurt Vonnegut: 9780385333481: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>Cat’s Cradle is Kurt Vonnegut’s satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet’s ultimate fate, it features a midget as the protagonist, a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer, and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and hilariously funny. A book that left an indelible mark on an entire generation of readers, Cat’s Cradle is one of the twentieth century’s most important works—and Vonnegut at his very best.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris" class="link" target="_blank">Tetris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The game has been noted to cause the brain to involuntarily picture tetris combinations even when the player is not playing (the Tetris effect), although this can occur with any computer game or situation showcasing repeated images or scenarios, such as a jigsaw puzzle.</p>
<h4><a href="http://vimeo.com/7391362" class="link" target="_blank">Put This On, Episode 1: Denim on Vimeo</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://thelivingwiccan.tumblr.com/post/55692724129/curse-removal-reversal" class="link" target="_blank">The Living Wiccan, Curse Removal &amp; Reversal</a></h4>
<p>So, here it is. Where I will discuss different methods to remove, reverse, and break curses that you’ve cast or that have been cast on you.</p>
<h4><a href="http://spellsandmagic.com/RemovingCurses.html" class="link" target="_blank">Removing Curses, Hexes, Bindings</a></h4>
<p>Collect the hair, nail clippings or anything of the person upon whom the spell was cast. Consecrate the ground and cover it with a layer of salt to prevent evil from interfering. Pile the Oak wood and light it. Place what ever was collected from the person into water in the cauldron and boil. Add mistletoe and perform an incantation. The spell is reversed.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.lumosity.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Brain Games &amp; Brain Training - Lumosity</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1562055321/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Designing Web Graphics Edition: Linda Weinman: 9781562055325: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/people/myke-hurley" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Myke Hurley</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://mathworld.wolfram.com/YoungGirl-OldWomanIllusion.html" class="link" target="_blank">Young Girl-Old Woman Illusion -- from Wolfram MathWorld</a></h4>
<p>A famous perceptual illusion in which the brain switches between seeing a young girl and an old woman</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojo_(African-American_culture)" class="link" target="_blank">Mojo</a></h4>
<p>Mojo, in the African-American folk belief called hoodoo, is an amulet consisting of a flannel bag containing one or more magical items. It is a "prayer in a bag," or a spell that can be carried with or on the host's body.</p>
<p>Alternative American names for the mojo bag include hand, mojo hand, conjure hand, lucky hand, conjure bag, trick bag, root bag, toby, jomo, and gris-gris bag.</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:23:00TOPIC: The Attention StackTOPIC: The Attention Stack
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about—what?—maybe the attention stack. How what we pay attention to (and, yes spend our time on) can't help but affect how we see, think, feel, and decide.
Not happy with any of those things? Start working your way down the stack.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann, anxiety, attention153: Anxiety's a Goathttp://5by5.tv/b2w/153
http://5by5.tv/b2w/153Tue, 07 Jan 2014 21:45:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: The thoughts we think. And think. And think.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about anxiety, compulsive thoughts, and how to at least crack an air hole in a big problem.
Way of the future.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: The thoughts we think. And think. <em>And think</em>.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about anxiety, compulsive thoughts, and how to at least crack an air hole in a big problem.</p>
<p>Way of the <em>future</em>.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0316098809/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">The Rook: A Novel: Daniel O&#x27;Malley: 9780316098809: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/01/surviving_anxiety/355741/?single_page=true" class="link" target="_blank">Surviving Anxiety - Scott Stossel - The Atlantic</a></h4>
<p>I've tried therapy, drugs, and booze. Here’s how I came to terms with the nation's most common mental illness.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.npr.org/2014/01/06/260152542/fear-of-fainting-flight-and-cheese-one-mans-age-of-anxiety" class="link" target="_blank">Interview: Scott Stossel, Author Of &#x27;My Age Of Anxiety&#x27; : NPR</a></h4>
<p>Stossel's own fears include turophobia, a fear of cheese</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_hindrances" class="link" target="_blank">Five hindrances - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>In the Buddhist tradition, the five hindrances (Sanskrit: pañca niv?ra?a</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.audiodharma.org/talks/audio_player/2572.html" class="link" target="_blank">[AUDIO] Andrea Fella: Anxiety Worry and Fear</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7UHKfqXYTU" class="link" target="_blank">[VIDEO] &quot;The Office (UK)&quot; - Keith - &quot;Fanny means your arse. Not your minge.&quot;</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060730579/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Buddhism Is Not What You Think: Finding Freedom Beyond Beliefs: Steve Hagen: 9780060730574: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>Buddhism is Not What You Think is a clear, direct, and engaging guide to the most essential elements of spiritual inquiry: attention, intention, honesty with oneself, compassion, and the desire to awaken. A renowned Zen teacher, Steve Hagen offers a valuable hands-on guidebook in which examples from everyday life are presented alongside stories from Buddhist teachers past and present to banish misconceptions and inspire the newcomer and the knowledgeable practitioner alike. Buddhism is Not What You Think—it is both more…and less.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0767903323/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Buddhism Plain and Simple: Steve Hagen: 9780767903325: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>"Buddhism Plain and Simple" offers a clear, straightforward treatise on Buddhism in general and on awareness in particular. Steve Hagan presents the Buddha's uncluttered, original teachings in everyday, accessible language unencumbered by religious ritual.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71yTOUicmEY" class="link" target="_blank">[VIDEO] Ronco Mister Microphone Commercial (1981)</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1585425524/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play: Neil Fiore: 9781585425525: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.marco.org/2014/01/02/the-triumph-of-new-age-medicine" class="link" target="_blank">The Triumph of New-Age Medicine – Marco.org</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://blog.squarespace.com/blog/introducing-layoutengine-2" class="link" target="_blank">Introducing LayoutEngine 2 — The Official Squarespace Blog</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0307269876/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind: Scott Stossel: 9780307269874: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>As recently as thirty-five years ago, anxiety did not exist as a diagnostic category. Today, it is the most common form of officially classified mental illness. Scott Stossel gracefully guides us across the terrain of an affliction that is pervasive yet too often misunderstood.</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:15:21TOPIC: The Thoughts We Think.TOPIC: The thoughts we think. And think. And think.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about anxiety, compulsive thoughts, and how to at least crack an air hole in a big problem.
Way of the future.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann, anxiety, Back to Work152: Tiny Hands, Large Desireshttp://5by5.tv/b2w/152
http://5by5.tv/b2w/152Tue, 31 Dec 2013 18:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Consistency, Change, and Counting-Down
This week, Dan and Merlin return to the evergreen topic of new year's resolutions. Remember: in the main, you are what you've already done a lot.
<p><strong>TOPIC: Consistency, Change, and Counting-Down</strong></p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin return to the evergreen topic of new year's resolutions. Remember: in the main, you are what you've already done a lot.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/47" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #47: Utter Failure &amp; Hotel Steak</a></h4>
<p>TOPIC: Resolving to skip the New Year's resolutions.In the last episode of 2011, Merlin and Dan talk about fresh starts and modest changes rather than rehearsing for sucking. You don't need a calendar to tell you to change. Whether you want to give up nail biting, onanism, or drinking a gallon of vodka a day, you need a plan and a tolerance for failure. Plus, a little care never hurts.How to do it? Keep it small, keep it time-limited, keep it action-oriented.Happy New Year, jackals. We love you.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00GSN5BWA/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: LEGO Creator 31013 Red Thunder: Toys &amp; Games</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B008B85TUE/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com : LEGO Small Storage Head : Toy Interlocking Building Sets : Toys &amp; Games</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.revell.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Revell - The Authentic Model-Building Experience since 1945</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B005L0MKS4/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Lego Sort and Store: Toys &amp; Games</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00CNBGUHG/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com : LEGO Friends Downtown Bakery : Toy Interlocking Building Sets : Toys &amp; Games</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/talkshow/72" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | The Talk Show #72: H.R. Fluffypuff</a></h4>
<p>This week, John Gruber and Dan Benjamin wonder about girl hobbits, updating HR FluffyPuff to Ice Cream Sandwich, transforming tablets, RIM and Baghdad Bob, all the Kindle Fires under Christmas Trees, John's driving record, and John makes someone a millionaire with whiteout diamonds.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.npr.org/2014/01/06/260152542/fear-of-fainting-flight-and-cheese-one-mans-age-of-anxiety" class="link" target="_blank">Interview: Scott Stossel, Author Of &#x27;My Age Of Anxiety&#x27; : NPR</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:15:18TOPIC: Consistency, Change, and Counting-DownTOPIC: Consistency, Change, and Counting-Down
This week, Dan and Merlin return to the evergreen topic of new year's resolutions. Remember: in the main, you are what you've already done a lot.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann151: The Christmas Pantshttp://5by5.tv/b2w/151
http://5by5.tv/b2w/151Tue, 24 Dec 2013 18:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Christmas and Control
This week, Dan and Merlin meander through holiday matters, including the Winter Warlock-like impotence of having your electric meter blow up on Christmas Eve Eve.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Christmas and Control</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin meander through holiday matters, including the Winter Warlock-like impotence of having your electric meter blow up on Christmas Eve Eve.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/12/where-did-homeland-go-wrong.html?mbid=gnep&amp;google_editors_picks=true" class="link" target="_blank">The &#x27;Homeland&#x27; Finale, Reviewed : The New Yorker</a></h4>
<p>When John le Carr? concocted such maneuvers, we saw the characters? machinations but didn?t understand their intent. ?Homeland,? by contrast, just did it all off-screen, and I can?t be the only viewer who felt misled, as opposed to misdirected, when it all was revealed.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/incomparable/173" class="link" target="_blank">The Incomparable #173: Santa-Based Christmas</a></h4>
<p>'Tis the season for holiday music! Unfortunately, while we unabashedly love the holidays, only some holiday music strikes our fancy. Join us as we talk about what makes a good holiday song and then stick around (if you dare) as we complain about some of the worst the season has to offer. Happy holidays, folks!</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslighting" class="link" target="_blank">Gaslighting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurt_School" class="link" target="_blank">Frankfurt School - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Meanwhile, many of these theorists believed that traditional Marxist theory could not adequately explain the turbulent and unexpected development of capitalist societies in the twentieth century. Critical of both capitalism and Soviet socialism, their writings pointed to the possibility of an alternative path to social development.</p>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Christmas_Shoes_(song)" class="link" target="_blank">The Christmas Shoes (song) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:07:22TOPIC: Christmas and ControlTOPIC: Christmas and Control
This week, Dan and Merlin meander through holiday matters, including the Winter Warlock-like impotence of having your electric meter blow up on Christmas Eve Eve.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann150: Ask for John Klumpphttp://5by5.tv/b2w/150
http://5by5.tv/b2w/150Tue, 17 Dec 2013 22:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Enough.
This week, Dan and Merlin meander around the meaning of, "enough," pondering the deep existential pit we dig for ourselves and maybe how to get out of it.
Merry Christmas. Get your head out of your ass.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Enough.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin meander around the meaning of, "enough," pondering the deep existential pit we dig for ourselves and maybe how to get out of it.</p>
<p>Merry Christmas. Get your head out of your ass.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://www.npr.org/2013/12/17/248757580/even-an-85-mph-highway-cant-fix-austins-traffic-tangle" class="link" target="_blank">Even An 85 MPH Highway Can&#x27;t Fix Austin&#x27;s Traffic Tangle : NPR</a></h4>
<p>Austin is the largest city in America with only one interstate running through it. Just six lanes wide through downtown, Interstate 35 backs up for miles regularly.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Postal_Service" class="link" target="_blank">The Postal Service - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The Postal Service was an American electronic musical supergroup composed of vocalist Ben Gibbard (of Death Cab for Cutie), producer Jimmy Tamborello (of Dntel and Headset) with Jenny Lewis (of Rilo Kiley) on background vocals/keyboards &amp; samplers live. For the band's reunion tour in 2013, Laura Burhenn (of the Mynabirds) joined the lineup throughout the tour to provide additional vocals and instruments, with Jen Wood filling in for a few shows.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operator_assistance" class="link" target="_blank">Operator assistance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>A person-to-person call is an operator-assisted call in which the calling party wants to speak to a specific party and not simply to anyone who answers. The caller is not charged for the call unless the requested party can be reached. This method was popular when telephone calls were relatively expensive.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/17/health/fda-to-require-proof-that-antibacterial-soaps-are-safe.html?_r=0" class="link" target="_blank">F.D.A. to Require Proof That Antibacterial Soaps Are Safe - NYTimes.com</a></h4>
<p>The Food and Drug Administration announced on Monday that it was requiring manufacturers of antibacterial soaps to demonstrate that their products are safe for long-term use or reformulate them.</p>
<h4><a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/16/a-challenge-to-vitamins/?src=recg" class="link" target="_blank">Should We Toss Our Vitamin Pills? - NYTimes.com</a></h4>
<p>One in two adults takes a daily vitamin pill, and Americans spend tens of billions of dollars each year on supplements. Now, a small coterie of physicians writing in a leading medical journal has offered this blunt advice: “Stop wasting money.”</p>
<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/hotdogsladies/status/29683157687" class="link" target="_blank">Twitter / hotdogsladies: Appropriatism</a></h4>
<p>'It's not that I'm opposed to "minimalism"—but, in practice, I get way more interesting results from "appropriatism."'</p>
<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/hotdogsladies/status/190269627891326976" class="link" target="_blank">Twitter / hotdogsladies: Minimalism</a></h4>
<p>'A blog series about introversion is like a cat lady about minimalism.'</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/chromecast/" class="link" target="_blank">Chromecast</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00DR0PDNE/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com : Google Chromecast HDMI Streaming Media Player : Streaming Media Clients : Electronics</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00GHGMCN4/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Roku LT Streaming Media Player (Purple) (2700R) (2013 Version): Electronics</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B005CLPP84/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Roku 2 XS 1080p Streaming Player: Electronics</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00BGGDVOO/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com : Roku 3 Streaming Media Player : Streaming Media Clients : Electronics</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/25/3rd-gen-apple-tv-setup-with-tap-ios7/" class="link" target="_blank">Set up a 3rd-gen Apple TV with a tap from your iOS 7 device</a></h4>
<p>Have a third-gen Apple TV and an iDevice running iOS 7? If you've yet to set up Cupertino's set-top box, you can do so now by simply touching your iPhone or iPad to the Apple TV. Okay, Apple's take on Bump requires a few more steps than that</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.studioneat.com/products/cosmonaut" class="link" target="_blank">Studio Neat — Cosmonaut</a></h4>
<p>The Cosmonaut was born out of our desire to have a really great stylus for our iPads. We love to sketch out quick ideas or doodle on our tablets, and using a stylus is much better than a finger for such tasks. The problem is, all the styluses on the market are designed to look and feel like a pen. But why? Writing or drawing on the iPad feels nothing like using a pen or pencil. The perfect tablet stylus is one that feels like a dry erase marker: fast, simple, low fidelity.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-92-born-on-a-ball.html" class="link" target="_blank">Ep. 92: &quot;Born on a Ball&quot; - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann</a></h4>
<p>The Problem: A snowstorm of quotation marks.Programming note: Hey, come out to see John</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/12/2013-the-year-the-stream-crested/282202/" class="link" target="_blank">2013: The Year &#x27;the Stream&#x27; Crested - Alexis C. Madrigal - The Atlantic</a></h4>
<p>"Remember that line: permanently unfinished."</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.fiftythree.com/pencil" class="link" target="_blank">Pencil | FiftyThree</a></h4>
<p>"PENCIL.THINK WITH YOUR HANDS."</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2294629/combined" class="link" target="_blank">Frozen (2013/I)</a></h4>
<p>Fearless optimist Anna teams up with Kristoff in an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf in a race to find Anna's sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter.</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:27:22TOPIC: Enough.TOPIC: Enough.
This week, Dan and Merlin meander around the meaning of, "enough," pondering the deep existential pit we dig for ourselves and maybe how to get out of it.
Merry Christmas. Get your head out of your ass.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann149: Vixen Halerhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/149
http://5by5.tv/b2w/149Tue, 10 Dec 2013 22:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Criticism and Its Discontents
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about criticism, people who don't like you, and how much to let each have anything to do with the work you produce.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Criticism and Its Discontents</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about criticism, people who don't like you, and how much to let each have anything to do with the work you produce.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://www.merlinmann.com/better/" class="link" target="_blank">Better - Merlin Mann</a></h4>
<p>Politics, celebrity gossip, business headlines, tech punditry, odd news, and user-generated content.</p>
<p>These are the chew toys that have made me sad and tired and cynical.</p>
<h4><a href="http://jsnell.intertext.com/post/69570512310/how-to-watch-doctor-who" class="link" target="_blank">Snell-o-vision (How to watch &quot;Doctor Who&quot;)</a></h4>
<p>As someone who became a fan of the show in the mid-’80s and who re-engaged with the show during its 2005 comeback, I have happily promoted it to numerous people and I hope I’ve learned a few lessons along the way. At the very least, I have opinions.So here are a few different ways to get into “Doctor Who.” [For my ultimate recommendation, scroll down to the bottom.]</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.smilesoftware.com/help/TextExpander/releasenotes.html" class="link" target="_blank">TextExpander Help: Detailed Release Notes</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://merlinm.com/meetup" class="link" target="_blank">Ungainly X-Mann Meetup #2 — Merlin Mann</a></h4>
<p>MERLIN MANN (Back to Work, Roderick on the Line, You Look Nice Today, et al.) invites you to drop by Two Cats Comics on the evening of Thursday, December 12th to hang out, talk about comics, and just say, “Hi.”</p>
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<h4><a href="http://hivelogic.com/articles/top-10-programming-fonts" class="link" target="_blank">Top 10 Programming Fonts</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.fsd.it/fonts/pragmatapro.htm#.UqdpcGRDuwE" class="link" target="_blank">PragmataPro™, coding font designed by Fabrizio Schiavi</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/505/use-only-as-directed" class="link" target="_blank">Use Only as Directed | This American Life</a></h4>
<p>One of the country's most popular over-the-counter painkillers — acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol — also kills the most people, according to data from the federal government. Over 150 Americans die each year on average after accidentally taking too much. And it requires a lot less to endanger you than you may know. We reported this alongside ProPublica. Their stories here and here.</p>
<h4><a href="http://atp.fm/episodes/41-penny-wise-pound-foolish" class="link" target="_blank">Accidental Tech Podcast: 41: Penny Wise, Pound Foolish</a></h4>
<p>Extended after-show: how we deal with criticism, trolls, and our own flaws when facing our audience.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/incomparable/169" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | The Incomparable #169: A Man with a Long Scarf</a></h4>
<p>50 years ago some very clever people invented "Doctor Who." 50 years later we still love it. On the occasion of the show's golden anniversary, here's our unabashed lovefest for the BBC's most clever invention. Four American fans discuss how we discovered the show, our favorite Doctors and stories, and the unique and welcoming culture of sci-fi fandom.</p>
<p>Special guests Erika Ensign, Glenn Fleishman, and Chip Sudderth.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/incomparable/170" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | The Incomparable #170: Let Zygons Be Zygons</a></h4>
<p>In this special unedited flashcast edition, we talk about the 50th Anniversary episode of Doctor Who, "The Day of the Doctor," immediately after viewing it! It just about made our heads explode and we want to watch it again immediately. Join us for our post-episode breakdown of what we saw and what we liked.</p>
<p>Special guests Dan Moren, David J. Loehr, Scott McNulty, and Serenity Caldwell.</p>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blink_(Doctor_Who)" class="link" target="_blank">Blink (Doctor Who) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>"Blink" is the tenth episode of the third series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was first broadcast on 9 June 2007 on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The episode was directed by Hettie MacDonald and is the only episode in the 2007 series written by Steven Moffat. The episode is based on a previous short story written by Moffat for the 2006 Doctor Who Annual, entitled "'What I Did on My Christmas Holidays' By Sally Sparrow".</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/pauling.html" class="link" target="_blank">The Dark Side of Linus Pauling&#x27;s Legacy</a></h4>
<p>Pauling is largely responsible for the widespread misbelief that high doses of vitamin C are effective against colds and other illnesses. In 1968, he postulated that people's needs for vitamins and other nutrients vary markedly and that to maintain good health, many people need amounts of nutrients much greater than the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs). And he speculated that megadoses of certain vitamins and minerals might well be the treatment of choice for some forms of mental illness. He termed this approach "orthomolecular," meaning "right molecule." After that, he steadily expanded the list of illnesses he believed could be influenced by "orthomolecular" therapy and the number of nutrients suitable for such use. No responsible medical or nutrition scientists share these views.</p>
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<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rite_of_Spring" class="link" target="_blank">The Rite of Spring - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The Rite of Spring is a ballet and orchestral concert work by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It was written for the 1913 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company</p>
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<h4><a href="http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/12/10/meet-the-robot-telemarketer-who-denies-shes-a-robot/" class="link" target="_blank">Samantha West The Telemarketer Robot Who Swears She&#x27;s Not a Robot | TIME.com</a></h4>
<p>When Scherer asked point blank if she was a real person, or a computer-operated robot voice, she replied enthusiastically that she was real, with a charming laugh. But then she failed several other tests. When asked “What vegetable is found in tomato soup?” she said she did not understand the question. When asked multiple times what day of the week it was yesterday, she complained repeatedly of a bad connection.</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:19:35TOPIC: Criticism and Its Discontents TOPIC: Criticism and Its Discontents
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about criticism, people who don't like you, and how much to let each have anything to do with the work you produce.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann148: Activity Seathttp://5by5.tv/b2w/148
http://5by5.tv/b2w/148Tue, 03 Dec 2013 23:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Gooseneck Options
This week, with Dan re-sick and Merlin full of beans, the boys do a deep dive on hand washing, purpose-built bathroom activity gadgets, and the benefits of arming our children.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Gooseneck Options</p>
<p>This week, with Dan <em>re</em>-sick and Merlin full of beans, the boys do a deep dive on hand washing, purpose-built bathroom activity gadgets, and the benefits of arming our children.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00AQT653G/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: CTA Digital Pedestal Stand for iPad 2/3/4 with Roll Holder: Computers &amp; Accessories</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://technicaldifficulties.us/episodes/057-reinventing-yourself-with-merlin-mann" class="link" target="_blank">Technical Difficulties - 057 - Reinventing Yourself with Merlin Mann</a></h4>
<p>Gabe and Erik are joined by Merlin Mann to talk about starting over, what you really should be doing with your life, verbing, inventors, and emotional petshops.</p>
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<p>Merlin Mann joins Dave and Lex to talk about Jimmy Carter and vocabulary words.</p>
<h4><a href="http://atp.fm/episodes/41-penny-wise-pound-foolish" class="link" target="_blank">Accidental Tech Podcast: 41: Penny Wise, Pound Foolish</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://merlinm.com/meetup" class="link" target="_blank">Ungainly X-Mann Meetup #2 — Merlin Mann</a></h4>
<p>MERLIN MANN (Back to Work, Roderick on the Line, You Look Nice Today, et al.) invites you to drop by Two Cats Comics on the evening of Thursday, December 12th to hang out, talk about comics, and just say, “Hi.”</p>
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<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Beaver_Award" class="link" target="_blank">Silver Beaver Award - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The Silver Beaver Award is the council-level distinguished service award of the Boy Scouts of America. Recipients of this award are registered adult leaders who have made an impact on the lives of youth through service given to the council. The Silver Beaver is an award given to those who implement the Scouting program and perform community service through hard work, self-sacrifice, dedication, and many years of service. It is given to those who do not actively seek it.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.npr.org/2013/12/03/247531636/as-rent-soars-longtime-san-francisco-tenants-fight-to-stay" class="link" target="_blank">As Rent Soars, Longtime San Francisco Tenants Fight To Stay : NPR</a></h4>
<p>A recent city report finds that Ellis Act evictions have increased 170 percent over the past three years. Low- and middle-income tenants are unlikely to find another affordable apartment in San Francisco, where the median monthly rent has risen to about $3,400.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/craw" class="link" target="_blank">craw - definition of craw by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.</a></h4>
<p>The crop of a bird or insect.</p>
<p>The stomach of an animal.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00B3G8UGQ/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: CTA Digital 2-in-1 iPotty with Activity Seat for iPad: Baby</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B003Y5HWJU/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Boardwalk Empire: The Complete First Season: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, William Hill: Movies &amp; TV</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B005LAJ1HW/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Boardwalk Empire: The Complete Second Season (Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy): Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, William Hill: Movies &amp; TV</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B009LDD590/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Boardwalk Empire: The Complete Third Season (Blu-ray): Various: Movies &amp; TV</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000LC65QA/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Potty Putter Toilet Time Golf Game: Sports &amp; Outdoors</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Bad_Wolf_meme" class="link" target="_blank">Bad Wolf meme - Tardis Data Core, the Doctor Who Wiki</a></h4>
<p>Bad Wolf was a meme created by "the Bad Wolf" to inspire Rose Tyler to save the Ninth Doctor from the Game Station. (TV: The Parting of the Ways) It also prefigured the return of Rose into the Tenth Doctor's life, following his regeneration, as well as the crisis they would face together. (TV: Turn Left) "Bad Wolf" was thus both warning for the end of the universe and signpost.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Good_Man_Goes_to_War" class="link" target="_blank">A Good Man Goes to War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>"A Good Man Goes to War" is the seventh episode of the sixth series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, and was first broadcast on BBC One on 4 June 2011 and served as a mid-series finale. The episode was written by Steven Moffat and directed by Peter Hoar.</p>
<h4><a href="http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1486857" class="link" target="_blank">Demons Run Poem - Doctor Who - Digital Spy Forums</a></h4>
<p>"Demons run when a good man goes to war…"</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eleventh_Hour_(Doctor_Who)" class="link" target="_blank">The Eleventh Hour (Doctor Who) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>In the episode, the newly regenerated Doctor (Matt Smith) crashes his time and space machine, the TARDIS, into the small English village of Leadworth, where he meets a young Scottish girl named Amelia Pond (Caitlin Blackwood). The Doctor is forced to leave, but promises Amelia he will return in five minutes. However, he arrives twelve years late and is confronted by the grown-up Amelia, now known as Amy (Karen Gillan), who does not trust him. He attempts to gain her trust to help return the shape-shifting alien Prisoner Zero to the galactic police, the Atraxi, before they destroy the planet.</p>
<h4><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/doctor-who-season-5/id364033199?uo=4&amp;at=11laDR&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR" class="link" target="_blank">iTunes - TV Shows - Doctor Who, Season 5</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/incomparable/169" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | The Incomparable #169: A Man with a Long Scarf</a></h4>
<p>50 years ago some very clever people invented "Doctor Who." 50 years later we still love it. On the occasion of the show's golden anniversary, here's our unabashed lovefest for the BBC's most clever invention. Four American fans discuss how we discovered the show, our favorite Doctors and stories, and the unique and welcoming culture of sci-fi fandom.</p>
<p>Special guests Erika Ensign, Glenn Fleishman, and Chip Sudderth.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/incomparable/170" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | The Incomparable #170: Let Zygons Be Zygons</a></h4>
<p>In this special unedited flashcast edition, we talk about the 50th Anniversary episode of Doctor Who, "The Day of the Doctor," immediately after viewing it! It just about made our heads explode and we want to watch it again immediately. Join us for our post-episode breakdown of what we saw and what we liked.</p>
<p>Special guests Dan Moren, David J. Loehr, Scott McNulty, and Serenity Caldwell.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/bionic" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Bionic</a></h4>
<p>Once, Bionic was a show dedicated to the analysis of competing technological and media ecosystems. Today, with what began as subtle references to selfies, sexy cruises, and tearaway trousers, Bionic has grown into a weekly examination of absurdity, intrigue, British culture, and, from time-to-time, technology.</p>
<h4><a href="http://marvel.wikia.com/X-Men_Vol_1_125" class="link" target="_blank">X-Men Vol 1 125 - Marvel Comics Database</a></h4>
<p>Synopsis for "There's Something Awful on Muir Island!":</p>
<p>On Muir Island, Moira MacTagger begins examining Jean Grey to learn the upper limits of her Phoenix powers. After some examination she points out that Jean had unconsciously put up barriers to keep her powers at her previous levels following saving the universe from the M'Kraan Crystal but now they seem to be returning to their cosmic level powers, and would like to know why. As Jean finishes up her test for the day, she recalls the events that brought her to Muir Island following the supposed deaths of her comrades.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_come_(publishing)" class="link" target="_blank">To come (publishing) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>"To come" is a printing and journalism reference abbreviated "TK." It is used to signify that additional material will be added at a later date.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=248370083" class="link" target="_blank">Toy Gender Wars: Team Pink Or Team Blue? : NPR</a></h4>
<p>'Tis the season! Tell Me More's parenting roundtable weighs in on navigating toy shelves this year. Are gender neutral toys the best way to go? And is the pink presidential Barbie politically correct or just a hot mess? Host Michel Martin talks toys with parents Sarah Maizes, Neal Hoffman and Jamila Bey.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785137688/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">X-Men: Proteus (Marvel Premiere Classic): Chris Claremont, Ann Nocenti, Fabian Nicieza, John Bolton, Mark Bright, John Byrne: 9780785137689: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00CMEN95U/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Samsung UN85S9 85-Inch 4K Ultra HD 120Hz 3D Smart LED TV: Electronics</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:01:38TOPIC: Gooseneck OptionsTOPIC: Gooseneck Options
This week, with Dan re-sick and Merlin full of beans, the boys do a deep dive on hand washing, purpose-built bathroom activity gadgets, and the benefits of arming our children.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann147: Five-Dollar Murrayhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/147
http://5by5.tv/b2w/147Tue, 26 Nov 2013 22:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Perfectionism and Procrastination
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about why the classic meanings of perfectionism mostly miss the mark; it's less about being scared to finish and more about being terrified to start.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Perfectionism and Procrastination</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about why the classic meanings of <em>perfectionism</em> mostly miss the mark; it's less about being scared to finish and more about being terrified to start.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://www.broadsheet.ie/2013/11/26/one-dog-goes-one-way-and-the-other-dog-goes-the-other-way/" class="link" target="_blank">“One Dog Goes One Way And The Other Dog Goes The Other Way” | Broadsheet.ie</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/bestof/1" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | The Best of 5by5 #1: November 17 - 23, 2013</a></h4>
<p>Highlights from this week's shows.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/incomparable/170" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | The Incomparable #170: Let Zygons Be Zygons</a></h4>
<p>In this special unedited flashcast edition, we talk about the 50th Anniversary episode of Doctor Who, "The Day of the Doctor," immediately after viewing it! It just about made our heads explode and we want to watch it again immediately. Join us for our post-episode breakdown of what we saw and what we liked.Special guests Dan Moren, David J. Loehr, Scott McNulty, and Serenity Caldwell.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.dailycal.org/2013/04/17/fun-food-fact-of-the-week-why-asparagus-makes-urine-smell-funny/" class="link" target="_blank">Fun food fact of the week: Why asparagus makes urine smell funny - The Daily Californian</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785168206/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">All-New X-Men, Vol. 1: Yesterday&#x27;s X-Men: Brian Michael Bendis, Stuart Immonen: 9780785168201: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785184872/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Hawkeye, Vol. 1: Matt Fraction, David Aja, Javier Pulido, Francesco Francavilla, Alan Davis, Jesse Hamm: 9780785184874: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785189068/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">X-Men: Battle of the Atom: Brian Michael Bendis, Brian Wood, Jason Aaron, Frank Cho, Stuart Immonen, David Lopez, Chris Bachalo, Esad Ribic: 9780785189060: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1401235425/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52): Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo: 9781401235420: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785167048/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Superior Spider-Man, Vol. 1: My Own Worst Enemy (Spider-Man (Graphic Novels)): Dan Slott, Ryan Stegman: 9780785167044: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1401242340/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52): Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo: 9781401242343: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785185216/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Superior Spider-Man, Vol. 1 (Marvel Now): Dan Slott, J. M. DeMatteis, Jen Van Meter, Richard Elson, Humberto Ramos, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Stephanie Buscema, Ryan Stegman: 9780785185215: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785168206/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">All-New X-Men, Vol. 1: Yesterday&#x27;s X-Men: Brian Michael Bendis, Stuart Immonen: 9780785168201: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785167048/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Superior Spider-Man, Vol. 1: My Own Worst Enemy (Spider-Man (Graphic Novels)): Dan Slott, Ryan Stegman: 9780785167044: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1419705644/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">The Adventure Time Encyclopaedia (Encyclopedia): Inhabitants, Lore, Spells, and Ancient Crypt Warnings of the Land of Ooo Circa 19.56 B.G.E. - 501 A.G.E.: Martin Olson, Hunson Abadeeer: 9781419705649: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785156801/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Wolverine &amp; the X-Men, Vol. 1: Jason Aaron, Chris Bachalo, Duncan Rouleau, Matteo Scalera, Nick Bradshaw: 9780785156802: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>"Born different? The Jean Grey School for Higher Learning is the place for you! A staff of experienced X-Men will teach you everything you need to know to survive in a world that hates and fears you. And your headmaster is none other than Wolverine - the best there is at what he does. Hope you survive the experience!" Wolverine has taken half the X-Men back to Westchester to start over with a new school and a new mission. Schism tore them apart, but can Wolverine lead the new Children of the Atom into the future? Only if they survive the new Hellfire Club and the return of another classic villain!</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785184988/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Young Marvel: Little X-Men, Little Avengers, Big Trouble: Skottie Young, Dan Slott, Ruben Diaz, Chris Claremont, Gurihiru Gurihiru, Mark Buckingham, JJ Kirby, Tom Raney: 9780785184980: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>The Children of the Atom meet the Mitey 'Vengers in this giant-sized collection of pint-sized super heroics! There's no pacifying Cyclops and Cap, who swap "ABC" for "AVX" as the playground becomes a battleground! Then, when Mojo kidnaps Wolverine to star in his arena of death, it's Longshot, Dazzler, and the uncannily cute X-Babies to the rescue! And when these junior X-Men stand up to the Brotherhood of Mutant Bullies in a murderous game show produced by Mojo and Arcade, will they be outdone by new kids on the block - or will one of their number dissolve back into the neoplasm from which they were formed? Plus: a gallery of Skottie Young's ever-adorable Marvel NOW! variant covers!</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:20:34TOPIC: Perfectionism and Procrastination TOPIC: Perfectionism and Procrastination
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about why the classic meanings of perfectionism mostly miss the mark; it's less about being scared to finish and more about being terrified to start.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann146: Phantom Bell Syndromehttp://5by5.tv/b2w/146
http://5by5.tv/b2w/146Tue, 19 Nov 2013 22:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Going Mobile-er.
This week, Dan and Merlin are very sick, so they talk about being sick. Then, they talk about what it would take to move to using just an iPad Air on the road.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Going Mobile-<em>er</em>.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin are very sick, so they talk about being sick. Then, they talk about what it would take to move to using just an iPad Air on the road.</p>
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<p>Very special guest Merlin Mann joins John Gruber for an as-usual rambling discussion about presentation slides, the new iPads, the Major League Baseball schedule, and Malcolm Gladwell.</p>
<h4><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-worlds-end/id686656998?uo=4&amp;at=11laDR&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR" class="link" target="_blank">iTunes - Movies - The World&#x27;s End</a></h4>
<p>Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reteam with director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) in this wildly entertaining thrill ride that critics call “funny as hell” (Richard Roeper, WLS-AM Chicago) and “sheer comic perfection” (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone).</p>
<h4><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie-collection/three-flavours-cornetto-trilogy/id738661903?uo=4&amp;at=11laDR&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR" class="link" target="_blank">The Three Flavours Cornetto® Trilogy - Download The Three Flavours Cornetto® Trilogy on iTunes</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.edgarwrighthere.com/2013/10/11/film-crit-hulk-smash-alcohol-withnail-and-gary-king-lower-caps-bruce-banner-edition/" class="link" target="_blank">Film Crit Hulk Smash: ALCOHOL, WITHNAIL AND GARY KING [Lower Caps Bruce Banner Edition] : Edgar Wright Here</a></h4>
<p>The following essay by Film Critic Hulk is kindly re-blogged from: BadAssDigestThanks also go to Hulk for allowing me to publish this as a special lower case ‘Bruce Banner’ version. If you enjoy the article be sure to read the expansive and emotional comments on the original page.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/incomparable/164" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | The Incomparable #164: Put In the Zom and Out Comes Com</a></h4>
<p>Grab a pint and marinate your brain as we discuss the "Cornetto Trilogy," three films by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright that are linked in theme if not in characters: "Shaun of the Dead," "Hot Fuzz," and recent release "The World's End." Why aren't there more smart genre comedies? How do Pegg and Wright so deftly handle different genres? How are these movies like the Commedia dell'arte? Why do Jason and Jeff want to punch Nick Frost, then hug him? Plus, we give even more Incomparable love to "Spaced."</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/511/the-seven-things-youre-not-supposed-to-talk-about" class="link" target="_blank">The Seven Things You&#x27;re Not Supposed to Talk About | This American Life</a></h4>
<p>Producer Sarah Koenig's mother lives by a set of rules about conversation. She has an actual list of off-limits topics, including how you slept, your period, your health, your diet and more. You don't talk about these things, she says, because nobody cares. This week we try to find stories on these exact topics that will prove her wrong.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/66941595707/simon-pegg-and-nick-frosts-star-wars" class="link" target="_blank">Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s ‘Star Wars’ | kung fu grippe</a></h4>
<p>Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s ‘Star Wars’</p>
<h4><a href="http://macsparky.com/email/" class="link" target="_blank">Email Field Guide — MacSparky</a></h4>
<p>This book tackles your over-stuffed inbox. The Email Field Guide covers both why email has become such a problem for everyone and how to manage it more effectively.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/66342985235/what-now" class="link" target="_blank">Bookshelves (October, 2004) </a></h4>
<p>Time flies when you’re having…wait, now…what is it I do again?</p>
<h4><a href="http://blog.squarespace.com/blog/a-complete-ios-app-overhaul" class="link" target="_blank">A Complete iOS App Overhaul — The Official Squarespace Blog</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://www.textasticapp.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Textastic - Text, Code, and Markup Editor with Syntax Highlighting - FTP, SFTP, Dropbox - for iPad</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000BVV2IC/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Griffin Technology iMic USB Audio Device: Computers &amp; Accessories</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075314/combined" class="link" target="_blank">Taxi Driver (1976)</a></h4>
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<p>HULK HAVE DEEP AND ABIDING LOVE OF CINEMA. HULK RECOGNIZE INHERENT VALUES OF POPULAR, NARRATIVE, AND EXPERIMENTAL STYLES.</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:35:04TOPIC: Going Mobile-er.TOPIC: Going Mobile-er.
This week, Dan and Merlin are very sick, so they talk about being sick. Then, they talk about what it would take to move to using just an iPad Air on the road.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann145: Nine-Thousand Words of Holden Caulfieldhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/145
http://5by5.tv/b2w/145Tue, 12 Nov 2013 23:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Grab bag
This week, Dan takes a minute to sit down with Merlin to talk about bathroom GIFs, Marvel movies, private school ejection, and a new interview with Merlin that is very very long.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Grab bag</p>
<p>This week, Dan takes a minute to sit down with Merlin to talk about bathroom GIFs, Marvel movies, private school ejection, and a <a href="http://thegreatdiscontent.com/merlin-mann">new interview</a> with Merlin that is very <em>very</em> long.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://theweek.com/article/index/252545/the-best-way-to-pee-into-a-urinal-according-to-science" class="link" target="_blank">The best way to pee into a urinal, according to science - The Week</a></h4>
<p>That splash is due to a fluid dynamics term called the Rayleigh Instability. Basically your stream loses power about 6 inches from the urethra, scattering your spray into messy droplets.</p>
<h4><a href="http://vinescope.com/different-ways-how-i-open-the-bathroom-door-1071.html" class="link" target="_blank">VineScope - Different ways how I open the bathroom door</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/disney-shows-off-the-first-poster-of-angelina-jolie-as-malef" class="link" target="_blank">Disney Shows Off The First Poster Of Angelina Jolie As Maleficent</a></h4>
<p>She really is Maleficent brought to life. Who else could carry off this bone structure?</p>
<h4><a href="http://thegreatdiscontent.com/merlin-mann" class="link" target="_blank">[INTERVIEW] The Great Discontent: Merlin Mann</a></h4>
<p>"It’s been one anxious block of uncertainty after another."</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/systematic/69" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Systematic #69: The Health Episode with Dr. Pam Peeke</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://unansweredpodcast.wordpress.com/2013/11/06/show-17/" class="link" target="_blank">Show 17: Spoilers | Unanswered</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00BPEJX12/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: The World&#x27;s End (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD with UltraViolet): Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Paddy Considine, Martin Freeman, Eddie Marsan, Rosamund Pike, Edgar Wright, Nira Park, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner: Movies &amp; TV</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_Helena" class="link" target="_blank">Boxing Helena - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_Units" class="link" target="_blank">Moving Units - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The band was formed in 2001 by Chris Hathwell, Blake Miller, and Johan Boegli, when Hathwell's previous band, Festival of Dead Deer, broke up.[1] They released their debut EP, Moving Units, on Three One G in early 2002. Their touring experience includes opening slots for Hot Hot Heat, Pixies, Blur and Nine Inch Nails. Their debut full-length album, Dangerous Dreams, was released on October 12, 2004 by Palm Pictures.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://parislemon.com/post/66703416025/disneys-massive-2015-slate" class="link" target="_blank">ParisLemon — Disney&#x27;s Massive 2015 Slate</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://marvel.com/news/story/21476/disneys_marvel_and_netflix_join_forces_to_develop_historic_four_series_epic_plus_a_mini-series_event" class="link" target="_blank">Disney&#x27;s Marvel and Netflix Join Forces to Develop Historic Four Series Epic plus a Mini-Series Event | News | Marvel.com</a></h4>
<p>Led by a series focused on "Daredevil," followed by "Jessica Jones," "Iron Fist" and "Luke Cage," the epic will unfold over multiple years of original programming, taking Netflix members deep into the gritty world of heroes and villains of Hell's Kitchen, New York. Netflix has committed to a minimum of four, thirteen episodes series and a culminating Marvel's "The Defenders" mini-series event that reimagines a dream team of self-sacrificing, heroic characters.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1430132/combined" class="link" target="_blank">The Wolverine (2013)</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785137246/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Wolverine: Chris Claremont, Frank Miller, Paul Smith: 9780785137245: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785137262/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Wolverine: Weapon X: Barry Windsor-Smith: 9780785137269: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin55:58TOPIC: Grab bag
TOPIC: Grab bag
This week, Dan takes a minute to sit down with Merlin to talk about bathroom GIFs, Marvel movies, private school ejection, and a new interview with Merlin that is very very long.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann144: Habituate a Goathttp://5by5.tv/b2w/144
http://5by5.tv/b2w/144Wed, 06 Nov 2013 02:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Perception and Perspective.
In their second ever live, face-to-face episode, Dan and Merlin talk about goats, noise gate, and taking a step back for a better view of where you are.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Perception and Perspective.</p>
<p>In their second ever live, face-to-face episode, Dan and Merlin talk about goats, noise gate, and taking a step back for a better view of where you are.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/bionic/66" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Bionic #66: Crossover Event</a></h4>
<p>This week – with Matt on a secret Vlcnr mission – Myke is joined by Merlin Mann. They discuss the fact that Matt is probably on witness protection, the movies of Edgar wright, a little about Comic books and Blackberry in the enterprise.</p>
<h4><a href="http://youlooknicetoday.com/episode/scat-academy-one" class="link" target="_blank">Scat Academy (Part 1) | You Look Nice Today</a></h4>
<p>Welcome to the You Look Nice Today® Scat Immersion Program™.No dogs, babies, or squares allowed.</p>
<h4><a href="http://needlifestyle.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Need / Curated Shopping for Men</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://blog.squarespace.com/blog/improving-squarespace-analytics" class="link" target="_blank">Improving Squarespace Analytics — The Official Squarespace Blog</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/frequency/146" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | The Frequency #146: Dr. Ridley Scott</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/12/22/bt.germs.breed.on.plane/" class="link" target="_blank">6 places germs breed in a plane - CNN.com</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:19:14TOPIC: Perception and Perspective.TOPIC: Perception and Perspective.
In their second ever live, face-to-face episode, Dan and Merlin talk about goats, noise gate, and taking a step back for a better view of where you are.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann143: Chimpanzee Scallop Throwinghttp://5by5.tv/b2w/143
http://5by5.tv/b2w/143Tue, 29 Oct 2013 21:15:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Preparation
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about preparation.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Preparation</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about <em>preparation</em>.</p>
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<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/gruber/status/764694708" class="link" target="_blank">Twitter / gruber: This CableCARD stuff is just ...</a></h4>
<p>This CableCARD stuff is just weird. Two hours after Comcast tech left, second card started working. Still no HBO (</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/12/22/bt.germs.breed.on.plane/" class="link" target="_blank">6 places germs breed in a plane - CNN.com</a></h4>
<p>A random sampling of 327 unnamed domestic and international aircraft caused a stir in 2004 when some water samples tested positive for E. coli, one strain of which is the leading cause of food poisoning in the U.S. Coffee and tea are brewed on board with such water and don't typically reach hot enough temperatures to kill E. coli. When bottled water runs out, some planes have been known to fill fliers' glasses from the tank.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.tsa.gov/traveler-information/checkpoint-friendly-laptop-bags" class="link" target="_blank">&quot;Checkpoint Friendly&quot; Laptop Bags | Transportation Security Administration</a></h4>
<p>To help streamline the security process and better protect laptops, TSA recently encouraged manufacturers to design bags that will produce a clear and unobstructed image of the laptop when undergoing X-ray screening. A design that meets this objective will enable TSA to allow laptops to remain in bags for screening.</p>
<h4><a href="http://store.apple.com/us/product/HC693ZM/A/incase-13-city-collection-briefcase-for-macbook-pro" class="link" target="_blank">Incase 13&quot; City Collection Briefcase for MacBook Pro - Apple Store (U.S.)</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.livestrong.com/article/130658-steam-room-disadvantages/" class="link" target="_blank">Steam Room Disadvantages | LIVESTRONG.COM</a></h4>
<p>The hot, humid environment of the steam room is an ideal environment for many germs and fungi. Highly trafficked or poorly cleaned steam rooms are particularly likely to be unsafe. If you do choose to use the steam room, make sure it has been recently cleaned. Follow the advice given by "Newsweek," and never enter a sauna with bare feet. Wear rubber shower shoes, or flip flops, to prevent athlete's foot.</p>
<h4><a href="http://healthyliving.azcentral.com/steam-room-disadvantages-2042.html" class="link" target="_blank">Steam Room Disadvantages | Healthy Living - azcentral.com</a></h4>
<p>A warm and wet environment is a breeding ground for bacteria and viruses. A steam room acts as an expectorant and may cause your nose to run. If a previous user had a cold or cough, his germs may be growing in the steam room. According to Mayo Clinic.com, life-threating infections like MRSA can thrive in these environments. Protect yourself by washing hands and feet upon entering and leaving. In addition, use a towel or other protective barrier between your skin and the seats inside.</p>
<h4><a href="http://goaskalice.columbia.edu/steam-room-vs-sauna" class="link" target="_blank">Steam room vs. sauna | Go Ask Alice!</a></h4>
<p>Also, beware that steam rooms provide ideal breeding conditions for various infection-producing microbes. For example, athletes' foot or other fungal infections can be better avoided if you wear a towel and shower shoes or flip flops in the steam room (and in the sauna, for that matter).</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.aetv.com/duck-dynasty/" class="link" target="_blank">Duck Dynasty - Episodes, Video &amp; Schedule - aetv.com</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Marc_Maron_Thinky_Pain/70273401" class="link" target="_blank">Watch Marc Maron: Thinky Pain Online | Netflix</a></h4>
<p>Known for his "WTF" podcast and hilarious appearances on late-night talk shows, comedian Marc Maron focuses his acidic, self-loathing wit on everything from religion to pornography in this standup special filmed in a New York nightclub.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_universe" class="link" target="_blank">Pocket universe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>In narrative, pocket universes are fictional artificially-created universes that exist within the bounds of another universe. The term pocket universe is derived from its illustration in the actual universe where it is usually portrayed as an orb which would fit in a pocket.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrico_Fermi" class="link" target="_blank">Enrico Fermi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Enrico Fermi (Italian: [en?ri.ko ?fe?.mi]</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0049B4DNQ/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: UNO 40th Anniversery Edition Card Game: Toys &amp; Games</a></h4>
<p>The Uno 40th anniversary edition card game features throwback graphics on the fronts and backs of the cards that are sure to invoke a sense of nostalgia in players. The rules are the same as normal Uno, with the only notable difference being the retro design of the cards.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundredth_monkey_effect" class="link" target="_blank">Hundredth monkey effect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWsRz3TJDEY" class="link" target="_blank">? Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance - YouTube</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:22:18TOPIC: PreparationTOPIC: Preparation
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about preparation.
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http://5by5.tv/b2w/142Tue, 22 Oct 2013 22:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Traveling Like a Gentleman.
This week, Dan and Merlin revisit the travails of air travel. How to prepare, how to survive--and how to be a better and more mindful person along the way.
Also, some timely discussion of this morning's Apple product announcements.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Traveling Like a Gentleman.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin revisit the travails of air travel. How to prepare, how to survive--and how to be a better and more mindful person along the way.</p>
<p>Also, some timely discussion of this morning's Apple product announcements.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://blog.squarespace.com/blog/squarespace-for-musicians" class="link" target="_blank">Squarespace for Musicians — The Official Squarespace Blog</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://blog.squarespace.com/blog/new-template-design-forte" class="link" target="_blank">New Template Design: Forte — The Official Squarespace Blog</a></h4>
<p>Forte provides a powerful way to display your portfolio with full-screen imagery, putting your best shots front and center, then allowing visitors to navigate to projects they want to see. It’s a template that’s especially well suited for creative firms, designers, or artists.</p>
<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/scottjohnson/status/392714734639652864" class="link" target="_blank">Twitter / scottjohnson: So lets see what I got here ...</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/mpu/160" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Mac Power Users #160: Getting Ready for Mavericks</a></h4>
<p>David and Katie talk about getting your Mac ready for OS X Mavericks.</p>
<h4><a href="http://store.apple.com/us/buy-mac/mac-pro" class="link" target="_blank">Mac Pro - Buy Mac Pro Computers - Apple Store (U.S.)</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://store.apple.com/us/buy-mac/macbook-pro" class="link" target="_blank">MacBook Pro - Buy MacBook Pro with Retina display - Apple Store (U.S.)</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.apple.com/ipad-mini/" class="link" target="_blank">Apple - iPad mini with Retina display</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.apple.com/ipad-air/" class="link" target="_blank">Apple - iPad Air</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.apple.com/ipad/compare/" class="link" target="_blank">Apple — iPad — Compare iPad models.</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/maxvoltar/status/392725042238197760" class="link" target="_blank">Twitter / maxvoltar: Apple now sells 20 different ...</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.crewoutfitters.com/products/luggage/t-p-flight-crew-4-22-rollaboard.html" class="link" target="_blank">Travelpro Flight Crew 4 22&quot; Rollaboard - Luggage - Products</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.redoxx.com/air-boss/91018/product" class="link" target="_blank">Red Oxx Air Boss Carry-on Bag Designed for 1 Bag Business Travelers.</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/American_Airlines/American_Airlines_MD-80_B.php" class="link" target="_blank">SeatGuru Seat Map American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 (M80)</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/airport/n41324/" class="link" target="_blank">Airport | Video | Saturday Night Live | NBC</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03dfl06/Digital_Human_Series_4_Wander/" class="link" target="_blank">BBC iPlayer - Digital Human: Series 4: Wander</a></h4>
<p>Now that off-grid is on-grid and we can send emails from mountaintops, have we sacrificed the pleasure of travelling to discover new places and ourselves?</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/10/why-we-cry-on-planes/280143/" class="link" target="_blank">Why We Cry on Planes - Elijah Wolfson - The Atlantic</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304384104579141941949066648" class="link" target="_blank">The Incredible Shrinking Plane Seat - WSJ.com</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:33:59TOPIC: Traveling Like a Gentleman.TOPIC: Traveling Like a Gentleman.
This week, Dan and Merlin revisit the travails of air travel. How to prepare, how to survive--and how to be a better and more mindful person along the way.
Also, some timely discussion of this morning's Apple product announcements.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann141: Counterclockwise. Like a Gentleman.http://5by5.tv/b2w/141
http://5by5.tv/b2w/141Tue, 15 Oct 2013 21:30:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Learning the Wheres and Whens of Productivity
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about learning from how you work to improve your basic productivity infrastructure, with specific attention to using Perspectives in OmniFocus.
Whether it's consolidating shopping lists, eliminating task rot, or leveraging geolocation, there are innumerable tricks for lightly tweaking a system in powerful, non-fiddly ways.
Also: learn Dan's Unified Field Theory of Grocery Shopping.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Learning the Wheres and Whens of Productivity</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about learning from how you work to improve your basic productivity infrastructure, with specific attention to using Perspectives in <a href="http://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus">OmniFocus</a>.</p>
<p>Whether it's consolidating shopping lists, eliminating task rot, or leveraging geolocation, there are innumerable tricks for lightly tweaking a system in powerful, non-fiddly ways.</p>
<p>Also: learn Dan's Unified Field Theory of Grocery Shopping.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/140" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #140: Silicon Circus</a></h4>
<p>TOPIC: Special Guest, Matt Alexander</p>
<p>This week, Merlin is joined by Bionic co-host, Matt Alexander. They discuss ““technology ecosystems,”” life as a self-described trans-atlantic, tech scenes that thrive and don't, dating someone from Florida (and her Mum), and getting back into Marvel comics.</p>
<p>Special guest Matt Alexander.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/systematic/65" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Systematic #65: Mimicking Normalcy with Merlin Mann</a></h4>
<p>Merlin Mann joins Brett to talk about caffeine replacements, feeling normal and mature approaches to nerding out.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/64118227192/ex-men-wolverine-yeah-like-im-not-gonna-link" class="link" target="_blank">[VIDEO] &quot;Ex-Men: Wolverine&quot;</a></h4>
<p>Wolverine gets fired for cause.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.petfinder.com/pet-care/rabbit-care/care-domestic-rabbits/" class="link" target="_blank">How to Care for Domestic Rabbits - Petfinder</a></h4>
<p>Rabbits may be easy to love, but they’re not quite as easy to care for. These lovable, social animals are wonderful companions for people who take the time to learn about their needs. Though providing care for these adorable creatures isn’t difficult, rabbits have a long lifespan—more than 10 years—and many specific care requirements. Anyone considering adding a rabbit to their family should carefully research books and web sites on rabbit care before making a decision.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.usingomnifocus.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Using OmniFocus | Mastering Productivity</a></h4>
<p>Creating Flow with OmniFocus helps you build your day to do the things you want to do with a clear mind. Learn to easily guide your work, play, and productivity throughout the days, weeks, and years using the strength of OmniFocus, the most powerful task management system made. Creating Flow with OmniFocus guides you from the basics to the most advanced uses one step at a time.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OmniWeb" class="link" target="_blank">OmniWeb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>OmniWeb is a proprietary Internet web browser developed and marketed by The Omni Group. It is available exclusively for Apple Inc.'s Mac OS X operating system. Although it is not open source, like many of its competitors in the Macintosh alternative browser market - Mozilla's Firefox and Camino, for instance - OmniWeb is available as a free download.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/576262/swan#ref165937" class="link" target="_blank">swan (bird) -- Encyclopedia Britannica</a></h4>
<p>Male swans, called cobs, and females, called pens, look alike.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chard" class="link" target="_blank">Chard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Chard (Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla),[1] is a leafy green vegetable often used in Mediterranean cooking.</p>
<h4><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shopster-geo-learning-groceries/id613223118?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR" class="link" target="_blank">Shopster - The geo-learning groceries list for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch on the iTunes App Store</a></h4>
<p>Shopster is a new kind of groceries list app that learns what youpurchase and where, so it can remind you later on.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0142000280/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity: David Allen: 9780142000281: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0140233032/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Naked Consumer: How Our Private Lives Become Public Commodities: Erik Larson: 9780140233032: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus" class="link" target="_blank">OmniFocus - The Omni Group</a></h4>
<p>OmniFocus is designed to quickly capture your thoughts and ideas to store, manage, and help you process them into actionable to-do items. Perfect for many different systems, OmniFocus helps you work smarter by giving you powerful tools to stay on top of all the things you need to do. From ‘Call mom’ to ‘Submit Annual Report to Investors’.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Whisperer_with_Cesar_Millan" class="link" target="_blank">Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan is a reality television series that featured Cesar Millan's work with problem dogs.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/bionic" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Bionic</a></h4>
<p>Bionic is a show dedicated to the analysis of competing technological and media ecosystems. With a specific view toward the mobile landscape, your two co-hosts bring years of Apple experience to a new world of context and insight.</p>
<p>Hosted by Matt Alexander and Myke Hurley.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071562/combined" class="link" target="_blank">The Godfather: Part II (1974)</a></h4>
<p>The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York is portrayed while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on his crime syndicate stretching from Lake Tahoe, Nevada to pre-revolution 1958 Cuba.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/incomparable/158" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | The Incomparable #158: Peak Clooney</a></h4>
<p>It's time for the second Incomparable Film Festival! We pick 35 films that we think are worth seeing, in fantasy draft format. From horror to comedy to drama to sci-fi to kung-fu, we've got just about every genre covered. (Part 1 of 2.)</p>
<p>Special guests Andy Ihnatko, Dan Moren, David J. Loehr, John Siracusa, Monty Ashley, and Steve Lutz.</p>
<h4><a href="http://simplicitybliss.com/2012/10/the-simple-problem-of-shared-groceries-lists/" class="link" target="_blank">The simple problem of shared groceries lists | SimplicityBliss</a></h4>
<p>My requirements are what I consider basic, but still there is not one app that really addresses them all.</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:13:57TOPIC: Learning the Wheres and Whens of ProductivityTOPIC: Learning the Wheres and Whens of Productivity
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about learning from how you work to improve your basic productivity infrastructure, with specific attention to using Perspectives in OmniFocus.
Whether it's consolidating shopping lists, eliminating task rot, or leveraging geolocation, there are innumerable tricks for lightly tweaking a system in powerful, non-fiddly ways.
Also: learn Dan's Unified Field Theory of Grocery Shopping.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann140: Silicon Circushttp://5by5.tv/b2w/140
http://5by5.tv/b2w/140Tue, 08 Oct 2013 21:30:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Special Guest, Matt Alexander
This week, Merlin is joined by Bionic co-host, Matt Alexander. They discuss ““technology ecosystems,”” life as a self-described trans-atlantic, tech scenes that thrive and don't, dating someone from Florida (and her Mum), and getting back into Marvel comics.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Special Guest, Matt Alexander</p>
<p>This week, Merlin is joined by <a href="http://5by5.tv/bionic"><em>Bionic</em></a> co-host, <a href="https://twitter.com/mattalexand">Matt Alexander</a>. They discuss ““technology ecosystems,”” life as a self-described <em>trans-atlantic</em>, tech scenes that thrive and don't, dating someone from Florida (and her Mum), and getting back into Marvel comics.</p>
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<p>Founder of Need (http://needlifestyle.com ). Coming soon.</p>
<p>Dallas/London · one37.net</p>
<h4><a href="http://tearawaytrousers.com" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Bionic</a></h4>
<p>Bionic is a show dedicated to the analysis of competing technological and media ecosystems. With a specific view toward the mobile landscape, your two co-hosts bring years of Apple experience to a new world of context and insight.Hosted by Matt Alexander and Myke Hurley.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/people/matt-alexander" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Matt Alexander</a></h4>
<p>Matt Alexander is the founder of OneThirtySeven. Born and raised in London, Matt now lives and works in Dallas, where he's working on his forthcoming startup, Need.</p>
<h4><a href="http://one37.net/author/" class="link" target="_blank">OneThirtySeven - Author</a></h4>
<p>Born and raised in London, England, Matt Alexander has spent the last seven years living in Dallas, Texas.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785168206/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">All-New X-Men, Vol. 1: Yesterday&#x27;s X-Men: Brian Michael Bendis, Stuart Immonen: 9780785168201: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.twocatscomicbookstore.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Two Cats Comic Book Store - Two Cats Comic Book Store</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://connect.collectorz.com/users/merlinmann/comics/view" class="link" target="_blank">Collectorz.com Connect: merlinmann: My Comics</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/bionic/51" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Bionic #51: United Queendom</a></h4>
<p>"Matt and Myke do not know what they have done here. There was some discussion about Moto X and some other small topics—but it's mixed in between absolute insanity. Enjoy!"</p>
<p>(The episode where Merlin kinda fell in love with Matt)</p>
<h4><a href="http://needlifestyle.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Need</a></h4>
<p>Need Is a One-Of-A-Kind Men's Publication, Retailer, and Subscription Service Launching Later This Year.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/love/filmmore/fd.html" class="link" target="_blank">American Experience | Summer of Love | The Film and More | Film Description | PBS</a></h4>
<p>American Experience presents Summer of Love, a striking picture of San Francisco's Haight Ashbury district during the summer of 1967 -- from the utopian beginnings, when peace and love prevailed, to the chaos, unsanitary conditions, and widespread drug use that ultimately signaled the end.</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:24:09TOPIC: Special Guest, Matt AlexanderTOPIC: Special Guest, Matt Alexander
This week, Merlin is joined by Bionic co-host, Matt Alexander. They discuss ““technology ecosystems,”” life as a self-described trans-atlantic, tech scenes that thrive and don't, dating someone from Florida (and her Mum), and getting back into Marvel comics.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann139: Tap Your Meat Stackhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/139
http://5by5.tv/b2w/139Tue, 01 Oct 2013 20:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Grab Bag, plus Tasks vs. Calendar Items
This week Dan and Merlin administer an epic grab bag episode, chockablock with new app, book, podcast, and music suggestions.
Also, a return to the evergreen topic of where stuff goes. How to decide whether a given thing goes on a calendar, a todo list, reference files, or an alarm. Great ninja stuff.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Grab Bag, plus Tasks vs. Calendar Items</p>
<p>This week Dan and Merlin administer an epic grab bag episode, chockablock with new app, book, podcast, and music suggestions.</p>
<p>Also, a return to the evergreen topic of <em>where stuff goes</em>. How to decide whether a given thing goes on a calendar, a todo list, reference files, or an alarm. Great ninja stuff.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://avatron.com/" class="link" target="_blank">[SPONSOR] Air Login, Air Display, Air Sharing: useful mobile apps | Avatron Software</a></h4>
<p>Now you can connect to your Mac from anywhere!</p>
<p>Plus, you can connect to any number of computers at the same time.</p>
<h4><a href="http://smilesoftware.com/b2w" class="link" target="_blank">[SPONSOR] PDFpen Scan+: Scanning and OCR for iPad and iPhone</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/62423513928/charli-xcx-superlove-official-video" class="link" target="_blank">[VIDEO] Charli XCX - “SuperLove” </a></h4>
<p>Merlin's enthusiastic pick for pop hit of the year.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus/" class="link" target="_blank">OmniFocus - The Omni Group</a></h4>
<p>OmniFocus 2 for iPhone sports a brand new look just for iOS 7, and a new, uniform color set so you always know what you’re looking at. Enter multiple actions even faster with Save . At-a-glance Summary Dots and a peek at your Forecast on the home screen make every glance more informative. With iOS 7's Background App Refresh, syncing happens in the background. Find important actions with Search Anywhere, and get more done with OmniFocus 2.</p>
<h4><a href="https://members.nerdgap.com/order-evernote-essentials/" class="link" target="_blank">Evernote Essentials, The Definitive Getting-Started Guide for Evernote</a></h4>
<p>I call it Evernote Essentials and – as that name implies – it’s everything you need to both get started with and master the powerfully useful tool that is Evernote.</p>
<h4><a href="http://marked2app.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Marked 2 - Smarter tools for smarter writers</a></h4>
<p>Marked is a previewer for Markdown files. Use it with your favorite text editor and it updates every time you save. With robust features for previewing, reviewing and exporting beautiful documents, you can work in plain text while reveling in rich formatting.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/mpu/157" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Mac Power Users #157: Security Problems and Solutions</a></h4>
<p>In this episode, David and Katie cover frequent security problems and offer their solutions.</p>
<h4><a href="http://marked2app.com/help/Whats_New.html" class="link" target="_blank">Marked Help (What&#x27;s new in Marked 2)</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.plainenglish.co.uk/about-us.html" class="link" target="_blank">Plain English Campaign - About us</a></h4>
<p>Since 1979, we have been campaigning against gobbledygook, jargon and misleading public information. We have helped many government departments and other official organisations with their documents, reports and publications. We believe that everyone should have access to clear and concise information.</p>
<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/_DavidSmith/status/385094225861574656" class="link" target="_blank">Twitter / _DavidSmith: I wrote a free app for looking ...</a></h4>
<p>I wrote a free app for looking at the motion data tracked on the 5s. Essentially turning your phone into a pedometer</p>
<h4><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pedometer++/id712286167?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR" class="link" target="_blank">Pedometer++ for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch on the iTunes App Store</a></h4>
<p>Take advantage of the the new motion tracking capabilities in your iPhone 5s to improve your health. Pedometer lets you easily keep track of your daily and weekly step counts. You can also set the app to dynamically show your current step count as the applications badge. This will update dynamically throughout the day.</p>
<h4><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/strava-run-gps-running-training/id488914018?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR" class="link" target="_blank">Strava Run - GPS Running, Training and Cycling Workout Tracker for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch on the iTunes App Store</a></h4>
<p>Track your runs with GPS, analyze your performance, join Challenges and see how you stack up against friends.</p>
<h4><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/calendars-5-smart-calendar/id697927927?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR" class="link" target="_blank">Calendars 5 - Smart Calendar and Task Manager with Google Calendar Sync for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch on the iTunes App Store</a></h4>
<p>Calendars 5 is complete re-imagining of what the best mobile calendar experience should be.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.wunderlist.com/en/#!" class="link" target="_blank">Organize your life and business - Wunderlist</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.rememberthemilk.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Remember The Milk: Online to-do list and task management</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00BGO0Q9O/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Fitbit Flex Wireless Activity + Sleep Wristband, Black: Health &amp; Personal Care</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/138" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #138: Mindfulness...Whether I Want It or Not</a></h4>
<p>TOPIC: Informal Background Self-Quantization</p>
<p>This week Dan &amp; Merlin discuss the merits of self-quantization. Which is fancy way of saying, "Merlin got a new Fitbit."</p>
<p>Why is anecdotal self-reporting a sucker's bet? What are the benefits of making your life a little video game? And, why is Merlin's scale accessing APIs via the internet?</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.target.com/p/men-s-timex-fullsize-weekender-stripe-slip-through-strap-watch-blue/-/A-14467934" class="link" target="_blank">Men&#x27;s Timex® Fullsize Weekender Stripe Slip ... : Target</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwOxM0-byvc" class="link" target="_blank">Iron Man - Mark II Test Flight - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://marvel-movies.wikia.com/wiki/Iron_Man_armor_(Mark_II)" class="link" target="_blank">Iron Man armor (Mark II) - Marvel Movies Wiki - Wolverine, Iron Man 2, Thor</a></h4>
<p>The Mark II armor was designed and created by Tony Stark after his return from Afghanistan. It features much of the articulation and sleek-design which would appear in the final, Mark 3 armor. While testing the flight mechanism, he noted that 'icing' would become a major problem with the Mark II when upper altitudes were reached. It was hinted that Rhodey would be using the Mark II armor in the sequel.</p>
<h4><a href="http://brettterpstra.com/" class="link" target="_blank">BrettTerpstra.com</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.rogueamoeba.com/fission/" class="link" target="_blank">Rogue Amoeba | Fission: Fast &amp; Lossless Audio Editing For Mac OS X</a></h4>
<p>This week&#8217;s episode of <a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w" title="5by5 | Back to Work - Hosted by Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin"><em>Back to Work</em></a> is kindly sponsored by: </p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:25:47TOPIC: Grab Bag, plus Tasks vs. Calendar ItemsTOPIC: Grab Bag, plus Tasks vs. Calendar Items
This week Dan and Merlin administer an epic grab bag episode, chockablock with new app, book, podcast, and music suggestions.
Also, a return to the evergreen topic of where stuff goes. How to decide whether a given thing goes on a calendar, a todo list, reference files, or an alarm. Great ninja stuff.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann138: Mindfulness...Whether I Want It or Nothttp://5by5.tv/b2w/138
http://5by5.tv/b2w/138Tue, 24 Sep 2013 20:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Informal Background Self-Quantization
This week Dan &amp; Merlin discuss the merits of self-quantization. Which is fancy way of saying, "Merlin got a new Fitbit."
Why is anecdotal self-reporting a sucker's bet? What are the benefits of making your life a little video game? And, why is Merlin's scale accessing APIs via the internet?
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Informal Background Self-Quantization</p>
<p>This week Dan &amp; Merlin discuss the merits of <em>self-quantization</em>. Which is fancy way of saying, "Merlin got a new Fitbit."</p>
<p>Why is anecdotal self-reporting a sucker's bet? What are the benefits of making your life a little video game? And, why is Merlin's scale accessing APIs via the internet?</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://www.hostgator.com" class="link" target="_blank">[SPONSOR] HostGator</a></h4>
<p>HostGator is a leading provider of web hosting, reseller hosting, vps hosting, and dedicated servers. Over 8,000,000 websites trust HostGator for their web hosting needs.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/amplified/72" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Amplified #72: I Have to Shiv a Guy at 7</a></h4>
<p>This week, Jim is joined by Back to Work's Merlin Mann to talk about hands-on experiences with Apple's new iPhone 5s and 5c and iOS 7.</p>
<p>Including a deep dive on Touch ID; how easier security measures could boost iTunes sales; Jim's new-found photo skills with the 5s camera; what Jim looks for in the wiring under his wood; and more.</p>
<p>Special guest Merlin Mann.</p>
<h4><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/writing-on-ipad-text-automation/id697865620?mt=11&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR" class="link" target="_blank">iTunes - Books - Writing On The iPad: Text Automation with Editorial by Federico Viticci</a></h4>
<p>"Writing On The iPad: Text Automation with Editorial" demonstrates how Markdown and iOS power users can take their iPad productivity to the next level by crafting automated workflows and scripts to speed up writing, editing, and publishing.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.comixology.com/The-Wake/comics-series/10179" class="link" target="_blank">The Wake Digital Comics - Comics by comiXology</a></h4>
<p>Writer Scott Snyder and artist Sean Murphy explore the horrors of the deep, probe the origins of human history, and leap far beyond to a frightening future.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B005LMLZF6/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Runa Focused Energy, Traditional Guayusa Tea, 16-Count Tea Bags: Amazon.com: Grocery &amp; Gourmet Food</a></h4>
<p>Traditional Guayusa is energizing, smooth, and rich, with a hint of natural sweetness, guayusa helps you be awake and alert. Guayusa (why-you-sa) provides balanced, sustainable energy without bitterness, jitters, or crash.</p>
<h4><a href="http://boingboing.net/2013/09/23/video-of-iphone-5s-slow-mo.html" class="link" target="_blank">Video of iPhone 5s&#x27; slow-mo - Boing Boing</a></h4>
<p>At the terrifically fun XOXO Fest in Portland last weekend I met Haddie Cooke and Dan Benjamin of the 5by5 podcast network. They produce two of my favorite podcasts: The Ihnatko Almanac and Latest in Paleo. When I met them, they were hanging out with Duncan Davidson, who had just picked up the iPhone 5s. He was showing how the new 120 fps slo-mo video works.</p>
<h4><a href="http://huffduffer.com/merlinmann/128310" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Amplified #72: I Have to Shiv a Guy at 7 on Huffduffer</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.macpowerusers.com/2013/09/22/mac-power-users-156-editorial-with-federico-viticci/" class="link" target="_blank">Mac Power Users 156: Editorial with Federico Viticci | Mac Power Users</a></h4>
<p>David and Katie are joined by Federico Viticci of Macstories.net to talk about writing on the iPad and the newest text editor with built in automation functions, Editorial.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00BGO0Q9O/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Fitbit Flex Wireless Activity + Sleep Wristband, Black: Health &amp; Personal Care</a></h4>
<p>Never stop moving with Fitbit Flex. Wear this slim, stylish device all the time and get the motivation you need to get out and be more active. It tracks steps, distance, and calories burned and shows you how you?re stacking up against your daily goals. At night, it tracks your sleep cycle, helps you learn how to sleep better, and wakes you silently in the morning. Access your stats anytime on your computer, tablet, or from smartphones ? both iPhone and Android. Flex is your perfect companion, and stays with you everywhere - even in the shower.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B009OXB0K8/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Withings Wireless Scale WS-30, White: Health &amp; Personal Care</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.syncmetrics.com/" class="link" target="_blank">SyncMetrics</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.rescuetime.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Time Management &amp; Productivity Tracking Software (Mac/PC/Android/Linux) | RescueTime</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://huffduffer.com/tags/merlin+mann" class="link" target="_blank">merlin mann on Huffduffer</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://huffduffer.com/merlinmann" class="link" target="_blank">merlinmann on Huffduffer</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-85-steamin-john.html" class="link" target="_blank">Ep. 85: &quot;Steamin&#x27; John&quot; - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann</a></h4>
<p>The Problem: It’s just a long circle of brother-in-laws.</p>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macular_degeneration" class="link" target="_blank">Macular degeneration - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a medical condition which usually affects older adults and results in a loss of vision in the center of the visual field (the macula) because of damage to the retina. It occurs in "dry" and "wet" forms. It is a major cause of blindness and visual impairment in older adults (>50 years). Macular degeneration can make it difficult or impossible to read or recognize faces, although enough peripheral vision remains to allow other activities of daily life.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1401229743/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">American Vampire Vol. 1: Scott Snyder, Stephen King, Rafael Albuquerque: 9781401229740: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1401237681/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Punk Rock Jesus: Sean Murphy: 9781401237684: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>This week's episode of <a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w" title="5by5 | Back to Work - Hosted by Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin"><em>Back to Work</em></a> is kindly sponsored by:</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:30:53TOPIC: Informal Background Self-QuantizationTOPIC: Informal Background Self-Quantization
This week Dan &amp; Merlin discuss the merits of self-quantization. Which is fancy way of saying, "Merlin got a new Fitbit."
Why is anecdotal self-reporting a sucker's bet? What are the benefits of making your life a little video game? And, why is Merlin's scale accessing APIs via the internet?
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann137: Alice Two Arrows Bobhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/137
http://5by5.tv/b2w/137Tue, 17 Sep 2013 20:30:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Etiquette, Intros, and Endorsements
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the surprisingly complicated topic of email introductions.
Who emails whom? Who gets cc'd and for how long? How much homework are we making (or accepting)? And, thorniest of all, how do you ““introduce”” someone you'd reeeeeeally rather not introduce?
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Etiquette, Intros, and Endorsements</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the surprisingly complicated topic of <strong>email introductions</strong>.</p>
<p>Who emails whom? Who gets cc'd and for how long? How much homework are we making (or accepting)? And, thorniest of all, how do you ““introduce”” someone you'd reeeeeeally rather not introduce?</p>
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<h4><a href="http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/27f7/index.htm" class="link" target="_blank">Unicode Character &#x27;LONG LEFT RIGHT ARROW&#x27; (U+27F7)</a></h4>
<p>&#x27f7;</p>
<h4><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/app/calendars-5/id697927927?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11laDR" class="link" target="_blank">Calendars 5 - Smart Calendar and Task Manager with Google Calendar Sync for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch on the iTunes App Store</a></h4>
<p>Calendars 5 is complete re-imagining of what the best mobile calendar experience should be.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00BGO0Q9O/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Fitbit Flex Wireless Activity + Sleep Wristband, Black: Health &amp; Personal Care</a></h4>
<p>Never stop moving with Fitbit Flex. Wear this slim, stylish device all the time and get the motivation you need to get out and be more active. It tracks steps, distance, and calories burned and shows you how you?re stacking up against your daily goals. At night, it tracks your sleep cycle, helps you learn how to sleep better, and wakes you silently in the morning. Access your stats anytime on your computer, tablet, or from smartphones ? both iPhone and Android. Flex is your perfect companion, and stays with you everywhere - even in the shower.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/aug/09/how-walking-inspires-writers" class="link" target="_blank">Path to enlightenment: how walking inspires writers | Books | theguardian.com</a></h4>
<p>A new book that claims walking and writing are one activity uses great dreamers to make its point, but the walker-writers passing through Connemara seem to have drawn on simpler inspirations</p>
<h4><a href="http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Spaced/70220281" class="link" target="_blank">Watch &quot;Spaced&quot; | Netflix</a></h4>
<p>In this surreal sitcom, slacker artist Tim Bisley and brooding writer Daisy Steiner decide to pose as a young professional couple. The reason? So they can move into an affordable flat, where they do everything possible to avoid adulthood.</p>
<h4><a href="http://blog.squarespace.com/blog/post-better-template-switching" class="link" target="_blank">Better Template Switching — The Official Squarespace Blog</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B003LP342W/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Brass No Soliciting Sign - Amazon.com</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1213663/combined" class="link" target="_blank">The World&#x27;s End (2013)</a></h4>
<p>Good food. Fine ales. Total Annihilation.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.busymac.com/busycal/" class="link" target="_blank">BusyCal</a></h4>
<p>BusyCal is an alternative to the built-in Calendar app on OS X that provides powerful time-saving features in a friendly, easy-to-use package.</p>
<h4><a href="https://cobook.co/" class="link" target="_blank">Cobook Contacts - enjoyable contact management for iPhone</a></h4>
<p>ENJOYABLE CONTACT MANAGEMENT</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/61449946123/the-worlds-end-one-tap-water" class="link" target="_blank">[VIDEO] The World’s End - “One Tap Water”</a></h4>
<p>"WHHHHH-AAAAAAAT?!?"</p>
<h4><a href="http://m.imore.com/calendars-5-ios-review-combine-your-calendars-and-tasks-one-beautiful-easy-use-app" class="link" target="_blank">Calendars 5 for iOS review: Combine your calendars and tasks into one beautiful, easy to use app | iMore</a></h4>
<p>This week&#8217;s episode of <a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w" title="5by5 | Back to Work - Hosted by Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin"><em>Back to Work</em></a> is kindly sponsored by:</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:24:12TOPIC: Etiquette, Intros, and EndorsementsTOPIC: Etiquette, Intros, and Endorsements
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the surprisingly complicated topic of email introductions.
Who emails whom? Who gets cc'd and for how long? How much homework are we making (or accepting)? And, thorniest of all, how do you ““introduce”” someone you'd reeeeeeally rather not introduce?
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann136: Scared of Your Own Lifehttp://5by5.tv/b2w/136
http://5by5.tv/b2w/136Wed, 11 Sep 2013 18:15:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Fear of Your Own TODO List
This week, Dan and Merlin cover a topic suggested by listener, @jeff_nordstedt: not wanting to look at your todo list.
From capture to completion, there are a million ways to fall off the path. The boys take a deep dive on what those ways might be as well as how to get yourself straightened out and, as you say, back to work.
Honestly. It's why people hate TODO lists. Well. That and the odor.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Fear of Your Own TODO List</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin cover a topic <a href="https://twitter.com/jeff_nordstedt/status/377802927462969344">suggested by listener, @jeff_nordstedt</a>: <em>not wanting to look at your todo list</em>.</p>
<p>From capture to completion, there are a million ways to fall off the path. The boys take a deep dive on what those ways might be as well as how to get yourself straightened out and, as you say, back to work.</p>
<p>Honestly. It's why people hate TODO lists. Well. That and the odor.</p>
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<p>An entire comic book about Hawkeye, the lesser Marvel superhero with a bow and arrow? Okay... this looks bad. But seriously, bro, this is one of the very best comics being published today. We cover the first two trade-paperback editions of Fraction and Aja's series, including Lucky the Pizza Dog, 50 Shades of Purple, and how hooking up a laserdisc player is similar to defusing a bomb. Hop on board and join us--we're great at boats.</p>
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<p>@danbanjamin @hotdogsladies A modest B2W topic suggestion: Not wanting to look at your to do list. All capture tools in world won’t help.</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin58:59TOPIC: Fear of Your Own TODO ListTOPIC: Fear of Your Own TODO List
This week, Dan and Merlin cover a topic suggested by listener, @jeff_nordstedt: not wanting to look at your todo list.
From capture to completion, there are a million ways to fall off the path. The boys take a deep dive on what those ways might be as well as how to get yourself straightened out and, as you say, back to work.
Honestly. It's why people hate TODO lists. Well. That and the odor.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann135: There's No "I" in Successhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/135
http://5by5.tv/b2w/135Tue, 03 Sep 2013 20:30:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Joss Whedon GTD; Meeting Redux
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about getting specific with your productivity and why every meeting needs an agenda.
Now, take a drink.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Joss Whedon GTD; Meeting Redux</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about getting specific with your productivity and why every meeting needs an agenda.</p>
<p>Now, <em>take a drink</em>.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://www.fastcocreate.com/1683167/how-to-be-prolific-guidelines-for-getting-it-done-from-joss-whedon" class="link" target="_blank">How To Be Prolific: Guidelines For Getting It Done From Joss Whedon | Co.Create | creativity + culture + commerce</a></h4>
<p>The writer-producer-director who made Much Ado About Nothing while editing The Avengers, and who’ll return to TV this fall with Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., knows a bit about “getting things done.” In fact, he cites David Allen’s book of that title as an important guide--even if he never finished reading it.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/29" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #29: I Download FLAC</a></h4>
<p>With Dan on sabbatical, Merlin is joined by TV’s Rob Corddry (Children’s Hospital, The Daily Show, Hot Tub Time Machine) to talk about Getting Things Done, writing, fear, and finding success as a blood-soaked clown.</p>
<p>Special guest Rob Corddry.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/115" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #115: Invitation to a Blame Party</a></h4>
<p>TOPIC: Fixing the Culture of MeetingsThis week, Dan and Merlin address the problems with meetings, and how we can each choose to improve them.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1259521/combined" class="link" target="_blank">The Cabin in the Woods (2012)</a></h4>
<p>Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/60034827675/iso-ditko" class="link" target="_blank">[VIDEO] &quot;In Search of Steve Ditko&quot; </a></h4>
<p>Jonathan Ross: "His name is, 'Steve Ditko.' And, I’m going looking for him."</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Search_of_Steve_Ditko" class="link" target="_blank">In Search of Steve Ditko - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Ross, accompanied by Gaiman, met Steve Ditko at his New York office but he declined to be photographed or interviewed for the show. He did however give the two a selection of some of his old comic books. At the end of the show Ross said he has since spoken to Ditko on the telephone and was now on first name terms with him.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://slabbulkhead.com/post/59778744262/the-unofficial-back-to-work-drinking-game" class="link" target="_blank">The Unofficial &quot;Back to Work&quot; Drinking Game - Hey, Slab!</a></h4>
<p>Created through the help of the jackals. I strongly recommend that you lie down on your stomach after you finish so you don’t go like Jimmy Hendrix did. Also, maybe throw that sucker in a randomizer and cut it down to 20 or so per category so your liver doesn’t explode. Yeesh.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorf" class="link" target="_blank">Gorf - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Gorf consists of five distinct "missions", each with its own patterns of enemies. The central goal of each mission is to destroy all enemies in that wave, which takes the player to the next mission. Successfully completing all five missions will increase the player's rank and loop back to the first mission, where play continues on a higher difficulty level. The game continues until the player loses all their lives. The player can advance through the ranks of Space Cadet, Space Captain, Space Colonel, Space General, Space Warrior, and Space Avenger, with a higher difficulty level at each rank. Along the way, a robotic voice heckles and threatens the player, often calling the player by his current rank (for example, "Some galactic defender you are, Space Cadet!"). Some versions also display the player's current rank via a series of lit panels in the cabinet.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1291580/combined" class="link" target="_blank">Behind the Candelabra (2013)</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:20:29TOPIC: Joss Whedon GTD; Meeting ReduxTOPIC: Joss Whedon GTD; Meeting Redux
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about getting specific with your productivity and why every meeting needs an agenda.
Now, take a drink.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann134: A Boss You Don't Even Know Abouthttp://5by5.tv/b2w/134
http://5by5.tv/b2w/134Tue, 27 Aug 2013 01:30:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Talk Shows, Baseball, and Inboxes.
This week, Dan and Merlin cover a range of topics related to expertise, experience, professional repetition, and management, culminating in a tour of Merlin's current email filtering strategy.
<p>TOPIC: Talk Shows, Baseball, and Inboxes.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin cover a range of topics related to expertise, experience, professional repetition, and management, culminating in a tour of Merlin's current email filtering strategy.</p>
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<p>A Nerdy SF Comics Event with Merlin Mann, hosted by Two Cats Comics in West Portal.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.economist.com/news/business/21583592-businesspeople-would-be-better-if-they-did-less-and-thought-more-praise-laziness" class="link" target="_blank">Schumpeter: In praise of laziness | The Economist</a></h4>
<p>Yet the biggest problem in the business world is not too little but too much—too many distractions and interruptions, too many things done for the sake of form, and altogether too much busy-ness. The Dutch seem to believe that an excess of meetings is the biggest devourer of time: they talk of vergaderziekte, “meeting sickness”. However, a study last year by the McKinsey Global Institute suggests that it is e-mails: it found that highly skilled office workers spend more than a quarter of each working day writing and responding to them.</p>
<h4><a href="http://thenudge.com.au/episode7/" class="link" target="_blank">Ep 7: Humour, comedy and benign violation - The Nudge</a></h4>
<p>How does the world of humour effect what we do in our jobs? We speak to an expert about the science of humour and comedy, the right time to use humour in design and how to judge it better. We also try to find out if analysing a thing too much can kill it.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.npr.org/2013/08/26/214921209/letterman-and-tonight-vet-go-behind-the-scenes-of-late-night" class="link" target="_blank">Letterman And &#x27;Tonight&#x27; Vet Go Behind The Scenes Of Late Night : NPR</a></h4>
<p>Fred de Cordova: "If you do one show a year or one show every three months or one show every four months, you have an awful lot of time to realize what a failure you've been," he said. "But we do kind of a baseball season: We do a show one night and we hope it's wonderful, and if not that, we hope it's good and we hope it isn't bad. But even if it's a great show or even if it's not such a good show, we do another show the next night and we have no time, except in self analysis, to decide why it wasn't good or even why it was very good."</p>
<h4><a href="http://sfist.com/2013/08/26/rim_fire_at_234_square_miles_and_co.php" class="link" target="_blank">Rim Fire At 234 Square Miles And Counting; SF Power And Water Supplies Threatened: SFist</a></h4>
<p>It is only 15 percent contained, and pushing quickly toward the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and O'Shaughnessy Dam, San Francisco's primary sources of water and power. Two of three hydroelectric power stations have been forced to shut down, and SF's public utility commission has begun buying power on the open market.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_de_Cordova" class="link" target="_blank">Frederick de Cordova - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Frederick "Fred" Timmins de Cordova (October 27, 1910 - September 15, 2001) was an American stage, motion picture and television director and producer. He is best known for his work on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moneyball" class="link" target="_blank">Moneyball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game is a book by Michael Lewis, published in 2003, about the Oakland Athletics baseball team and its general manager Billy Beane. Its focus is the team's analytical, evidence-based, sabermetric approach to assembling a competitive baseball team, despite Oakland's disadvantaged revenue situation. A film based on the book starring Brad Pitt was released in 2011.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1210166/" class="link" target="_blank">Moneyball (2011) - IMDb</a></h4>
<p>Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to assemble a baseball team on a lean budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_Men_Out" class="link" target="_blank">Eight Men Out - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Eight Men Out is a 1988 American dramatic sports film, and based on Eliot Asinof's 1963 book 8 Men Out. It was written and directed by John Sayles. The film is a dramatization of Major League Baseball's Black Sox scandal, in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox conspired with gamblers to intentionally lose the 1919 World Series.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095082/" class="link" target="_blank">Eight Men Out (1988) - IMDb</a></h4>
<p>A dramatization of the Black Sox scandal when the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series.</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:29:28TOPIC: Talk Shows, Baseball, and Inboxes.TOPIC: Talk Shows, Baseball, and Inboxes.
This week, Dan and Merlin cover a range of topics related to expertise, experience, professional repetition, and management, culminating in a tour of Merlin's current email filtering strategy.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann133: I'm Glad Your Computer Diedhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/133
http://5by5.tv/b2w/133Tue, 20 Aug 2013 20:45:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: How many keys do you really need?
This week, Dan and Merlin return to the question, "What do you want ten times more of?" and weigh the risks and benefits of increasing the amount of complexity in your life.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: How many keys do you really need?</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin return to the question, "What do you want ten times more of?" and weigh the risks and benefits of increasing the amount of complexity in your life.</p>
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<p>Powerful Markdown Editing and Workflow Automation for iPad</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.macdrifter.com/2013/08/editorial-for-ipad-a-landmark-in-ios-text-editors.html" class="link" target="_blank">Editorial for iPad: A Landmark in iOS Text Editors</a></h4>
<p>If that gets you curious, then read on. I have something wonderful to show you.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.macstories.net/stories/editorial-for-ipad-review/" class="link" target="_blank">Reinventing iOS Automation: Editorial Review</a></h4>
<p>Ole Zorn knows how to push the boundaries of iOS. His latest app, Editorial for iPad, redefines the market of text editors for iOS, and, in many ways, sets a new standard for iOS automation and desktop-class apps. Editorial makes me want to work from my iPad.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.busymac.com/busycal/index.html" class="link" target="_blank">BusyCal</a></h4>
<p>BusyCal supports iCloud, Exchange, Google Calendar, and other CalDAV servers, enabling you to sync and share your calendars with other Macs running BusyCal or the built-in Calendar app on OS X, as well as iPhones and iPads running the built-in Calendar app on iOS.</p>
<h4><a href="http://omz-software.com/pythonista/index.html" class="link" target="_blank">Pythonista</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/incomparable/154" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | The Incomparable #154: Seahorse on Line One</a></h4>
<p>Do you like stories, love, and life? Then even if you're not a regular comic book reader, you should read "Saga," by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples. (Unless naked robot sex disturbs you, in which case you shouldn't.) We cover the horns and the wings, bad connections on the interstellar cellphone network, seahorse agents, super space high school, a frog with a banjo, the wisdom of hiring a ghost as your babysitter, and much more.</p>
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<p>The Problem: Cruising now is part of John’s lifestyle.</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:14:04TOPIC: How many keys do you really need?TOPIC: How many keys do you really need?
This week, Dan and Merlin return to the question, "What do you want ten times more of?" and weigh the risks and benefits of increasing the amount of complexity in your life.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann132: C+ Objective Stackhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/132
http://5by5.tv/b2w/132Tue, 13 Aug 2013 18:30:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Fraud vs. Failure
This week, Dan and Merlin dive into what makes us feel like frauds and what makes us feel like failures.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Fraud vs. Failure</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin dive into what makes us feel like frauds and what makes us feel like failures.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://www.squarespace.com/" class="link" target="_blank">[SPONSOR] Build a Website — Squarespace</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_Year_One" class="link" target="_blank">Batman: Year One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>"Year One", later referred to as "Batman: Year One", is an American comic book story arc written by Frank Miller, illustrated by David Mazzucchelli, colored by Richmond Lewis, and lettered by Todd Klein. It originally appeared in issues</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen" class="link" target="_blank">Watchmen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Watchmen is a graphic novel by writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colorist John Higgins. It was serialized as a limited series by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987, and collected in 1987. Watchmen originated from a story proposal Moore submitted to DC featuring superhero characters that the company had acquired from Charlton Comics. As Moore's proposed story would have left many of the characters unusable for future stories, managing editor Dick Giordano convinced Moore to create original characters instead.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_The_Killing_Joke" class="link" target="_blank">Batman: The Killing Joke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Batman: The Killing Joke is a one-shot superhero graphic novel written by Alan Moore and drawn by Brian Bolland. Published by DC Comics in 1988, it has remained in print since then, and has also been reprinted as part of the trade paperback DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_and_Nancy" class="link" target="_blank">Sid and Nancy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Sid and Nancy (also known as Sid and Nancy: Love Kills[1]) is a 1986 British biopic directed by Alex Cox. The film portrays the life of Sid Vicious (Gary Oldman), bassist of the seminal punk rock band the Sex Pistols, and his relationship with girlfriend Nancy Spungen (Chloe Webb).</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Halloween" class="link" target="_blank">Batman: The Long Halloween - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Batman: The Long Halloween is a 13-issue comic book limited series written by Jeph Loeb with art by Tim Sale. It was originally published by DC Comics in 1996 and 1997.[1] It was inspired by the three Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Specials by the same creative team. The entire series has been collected in both trade paperback, and as part of the DC Comics Absolute Editions. The series' success led to Loeb and Sale to reteam for two sequels, Batman: Dark Victory and Catwoman: When in Rome, which parallels the events in Dark Victory.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hush_(comics)" class="link" target="_blank">Hush (comics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Hush is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain who appears in comic books published by DC Comics. He was usually an enemy of Batman. Created by writer Jeph Loeb and artist Jim Lee, the character first appeared in Batman</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Knight_Returns" class="link" target="_blank">The Dark Knight Returns - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The Dark Knight Returns is a 1986 four-issue comic book miniseries starring Batman, written by Frank Miller, illustrated by Miller and Klaus Jason, and published by DC Comics. When the series was collected into a single volume later that year, the story title for the first issue was applied to the entire series. The Dark Knight Returns tells the story of Bruce Wayne, who at 55 years old returns from retirement to fight crime and faces opposition from the Gotham City police force and the United States government.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maus" class="link" target="_blank">Maus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Maus is a graphic novel completed in 1991 by American cartoonist Art Spiegelman. It depicts Spiegelman interviewing his father about his experiences as a Polish Jew and Holocaust survivor. The book uses postmodern techniques—most strikingly in its depiction of races of humans as different kinds of animals, with Jews as mice, Germans as cats and non-Jewish Poles as pigs. Maus has been described as memoir, biography, history, fiction, autobiography, or a mix of genres. In 1992 it became the first graphic novel to win a Pulitzer Prize.</p>
<h4><a href="http://shawnblanc.net/2013/08/how-i-self-published-my-book/" class="link" target="_blank">How I Self-Published My Book — Shawn Blanc</a></h4>
<p>On today’s episode of Shawn Today, I talked about this in great detail, and perhaps sometime I’ll write about it more here as well. But in short, the launch day was incredibly emotional for me. I was nervous, of course. But I also woke up feeling like a fraud, before I had even shipped the book. I felt fearful that people would consider the content of my book and the interviews to be not worth paying for, and yet here I was charging $29.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.muleradio.net/mistakes/102/" class="link" target="_blank">Let Us Now Praise Famous Walgreens - Let’s Make Mistakes - Mule Radio Syndicate</a></h4>
<p>Merlin Mann joins Mike and Jessie to talk about the differences between Walgreen’s they’ve known, and why everyone is always trying to email everyone else. Merlin says bespoke.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Gilligan" class="link" target="_blank">Vince Gilligan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Vince Gilligan (born February 10, 1967) is an American writer, director, and producer. He is best known as the creator of the highly acclaimed television series Breaking Bad, and has also worked on the hit series The X-Files and The Lone Gunmen.</p>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_Syndrome" class="link" target="_blank">Impostor syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The impostor syndrome, sometimes called impostor phenomenon or fraud syndrome, is a psychological phenomenon in which people are unable to internalize their accomplishments. Despite external evidence of their competence, those with the syndrome remain convinced that they are frauds and do not deserve the success they have achieved. Proof of success is dismissed as luck, timing, or as a result of deceiving others into thinking they are more intelligent and competent than they believe themselves to be.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/tcn/21" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | The Cocktail Napkin #21: Creative Modality</a></h4>
<p>Merlin Mann and I cover a lot of territory, from creative failure to creative modality and how being in the wrong mode at the wrong time might bring on that failure.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.muleradio.net/theshakes/21/" class="link" target="_blank">Throat Nut and the Long Chocolate - The Shakes - Mule Radio Syndicate</a></h4>
<p>Merlin Mann joins us as a live beta test of having guests on the show. We think it went pretty well. Except for Quinn’s throat peanut that kept her choking off-mic for half the show.We revisit “creative wives”, dicsuss Lead Tickets, Battle Royale, and spaghetti night.</p>
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<p>Halftone 2 is an Apple Editors' Choice app that makes it easy to become a superhero in your own comic!</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.earwolf.com/episode/vince-gilligan/" class="link" target="_blank">Vince Gilligan, episode #16 of By The Way, In Conversation with Jeff Garlin on Earwolf</a></h4>
<p>Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan sits down to chat with Jeff about writing comedy scripts in college, what lead to his first TV job working on The X-Files, why he uses an old laptop that cannot access the internet, and his phone conversation with Sherwood Schwartz, the creator of Gilligan’s Island. Plus, Vince comes prepared with a question for Jeff regarding his Baywatch past.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/58222368009/with-me" class="link" target="_blank">Watchmen - “You’re locked in here with ME.” ... | kung fu grippe</a></h4>
<p>This week’s episode of <a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w" title="5by5 | Back to Work - Hosted by Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin" target="_blank"><em>Back to Work</em></a> is kindly sponsored by <a href="http://squarespace.com" target="_blank">Squarespace</a> (use offer code “<strong><code>HOWARDCHICKEN</code></strong>” for 10% off)</p>
Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:14:22TOPIC: Fraud vs. FailureTOPIC: Fraud vs. Failure
This week, Dan and Merlin dive into what makes us feel like frauds and what makes us feel like failures.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann131: The Peacock Dance of Menhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/131
http://5by5.tv/b2w/131Wed, 07 Aug 2013 20:15:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Power, Yelling, and Airport Kung Fu
This week, Dan and Merlin continue their discussion of power and how it does or doesn't work.
Do real leaders actually talk like the douchebags, serial entrepreneurs, and screamy travelers struggling to imitate them? Not really. That's one way you can tell they're leaders.
<p>TOPIC: Power, Yelling, and Airport Kung Fu</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin continue their discussion of power and how it does or doesn't work.</p>
<p>Do real leaders actually talk like the douchebags, serial entrepreneurs, and screamy travelers struggling to imitate them? Not really. That's one way you can tell they're leaders.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://www.muleradio.net/mistakes/102/" class="link" target="_blank">Let Us Now Praise Famous Walgreens - Let’s Make Mistakes - Mule Radio Syndicate</a></h4>
<p>Merlin Mann joins Mike and Jessie to talk about the differences between Walgreen’s they’ve known, and why everyone is always trying to email everyone else. Merlin says bespoke.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deja_vu#Related_phenomena" class="link" target="_blank">Déjà vu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Déjà vu, from French, literally "already seen", is the phenomenon of having the strong sensation that an event or experience currently being experienced has been experienced in the past, whether it has actually happened or not.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamais_vu" class="link" target="_blank">Jamais vu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Often described as the opposite of déjà vu, jamais vu involves a sense of eeriness and the observer's impression of seeing the situation for the first time, despite rationally knowing that he or she has been in the situation before.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/bionic/51" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Bionic #51: United Queendom</a></h4>
<p>Matt and Myke do not know what they have done here. There was some discussion about Moto X and some other small topics—but it's mixed in between absolute insanity. Enjoy!</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/bionic" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Bionic</a></h4>
<p>Bionic is a show dedicated to the analysis of competing technological and media ecosystems. With a specific view toward the mobile landscape, your two co-hosts bring years of Apple experience to a new world of context and insight.</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:27:34**TOPIC**: Power, Yelling, and Airport Kung FuTOPIC: Power, Yelling, and Airport Kung Fu
This week, Dan and Merlin continue their discussion of power and how it does or doesn't work.
Do real leaders actually talk like the douchebags, serial entrepreneurs, and screamy travelers struggling to imitate them? Not really. That's one way you can tell they're leaders.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann130: Cobb Salad Lawyerhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/130
http://5by5.tv/b2w/130Tue, 30 Jul 2013 23:30:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Delays
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about delays, agency, power, and why yelling at people about your problems rarely helps anyone.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Delays</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about delays, agency, power, and why yelling at people about your problems rarely helps anyone.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yad" class="link" target="_blank">Yad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>A yad, literally, "hand," is a Jewish ritual pointer, popularly known as a Torah pointer, used by the reader to follow the text during the Torah reading from the parchment Torah scrolls. Beyond its practical usage, the yad ensures that the parchment is not touched during the reading. There are several reasons for this: handling the parchment renders one ritually impure and the often-fragile parchment is easily damaged. Moreover, the vellum parchment does not absorb ink so touching the scroll with fingers will damage the lettering.[1] While not required when chanting from the Torah, it is used frequently and is considered a hidur mitzvah ("embellishment of the commandment" of reading the Torah).</p>
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<p>Comics Edition #4: Celebrating the release of <em>Wolverine: Season One</em>, written by Ben Acker &amp; Ben Blacker. Adam Beechen hosts, Wolverine creator Len Wein weighs in, and NWP Comics Edition co-host Heath Corson wears a tuxedo.</p>
<p>Recorded live at Meltdown Comics in Hollywood on June 6, 2013.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-78-driving-lesson-costume.html" class="link" target="_blank">Ep. 78: &quot;Driving Lesson Costume&quot; - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann</a></h4>
<p>The Problem: I can text more picture.</p>
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<p>One more superhero costume infographic for HalloweenCostumes.com, completing the trilogy that began with Iron Man and Superman. </p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:28:11TOPIC: DelaysTOPIC: Delays
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about delays, agency, power, and why yelling at people about your problems rarely helps anyone.
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http://5by5.tv/b2w/129Tue, 23 Jul 2013 20:15:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Lists
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about 3½ kinds of lists that can change your game.
Merlin knows a lot about Productivity.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Lists</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about 3½ kinds of lists that can change your game.</p>
<p>Merlin knows a lot about Productivity.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_(typeface)" class="link" target="_blank">Interstate (typeface) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Interstate is a digital typeface designed by Tobias Frere-Jones in the period 1993–1999, and licensed by Font Bureau. The typeface is closely related to the FHWA Series fonts, a signage alphabet drawn for the United States Federal Highway Administration in 1949.</p>
<h4><a href="http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Brother&#x27;s_Little_Helper/Quotes" class="link" target="_blank">Brother&#x27;s Little Helper/Quotes - Simpsons Wiki</a></h4>
<p>'Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! You can't just go ““OFF”” Focusyn!'</p>
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<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodfellas" class="link" target="_blank">Goodfellas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Goodfellas (stylized as GoodFellas) is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is a film adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese. The film follows the rise and fall of Lucchese crime family associates Henry Hill and his friends over a period from 1955 to 1980.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/movies/1" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | 5by5 at the Movies #1: Goodfellas</a></h4>
<p>Dan Benjamin and John Siracusa discuss Goodfellas.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eVqdnDk02Y" class="link" target="_blank">Goodfellas - Tommy&#x27;s mother&#x27;s house - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Keep_on_the_Borderlands" class="link" target="_blank">The Keep on the Borderlands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The Keep on the Borderlands is a Dungeons</p>
<h4><a href="http://bergcloud.com/littleprinter/" class="link" target="_blank">Little Printer | BERG Cloud</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Mac Buyer&#x27;s Guide: Know When to Buy Your Mac, iPod or iPhone</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rogues_Gallery" class="link" target="_blank">The Rogues Gallery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The Rogues Gallery was a supplement listing hundreds of pre-generated non-player characters for use by the Dungeon Master, including characters from all the standard first edition AD</p>
<h4><a href="http://grognardia.blogspot.com/2009/04/retrospective-rogues-gallery_16.html" class="link" target="_blank">GROGNARDIA: Retrospective: The Rogues Gallery</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://blog.squarespace.com/blog/one-year-of-squarespace-6" class="link" target="_blank">One Year of Squarespace 6 — The Official Squarespace Blog</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://tapbots.com/software/pastebot/" class="link" target="_blank">Pastebot — Tapbots</a></h4>
<p>Pastebot is a powerful clipboard manager that stores text &amp; images copied from your iPhone/iPod Touch. Organize, apply filters to, and copy clippings to be pasted or sent to other apps.</p>
<p>Don’t just use Copy &amp; Paste. Command it!</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0142000280/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (9780142000281): David Allen: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://boyslife.org/" class="link" target="_blank">Boys&#x27; Life magazine</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Focusyn" class="link" target="_blank">Focusyn - Simpsons Wiki</a></h4>
<p>It was given to Bart Simpson when it became apparent that he had ADD.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brother&#x27;s_Little_Helper" class="link" target="_blank">Brother&#x27;s Little Helper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>In the episode, Bart floods the school gymnasium, which prompts the school's principal Seymour Skinner to diagnose Bart with ADHD. Bart is prescribed a psychostimulant drug called Focusyn (a parody of Ritalin), and initially starts paying more attention to his studies. After a while however, Bart starts turning psychotic and is convinced that Major League Baseball is watching over the people of Springfield.</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:32:43TOPIC: ListsTOPIC: Lists
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about 3½ kinds of lists that can change your game.
Merlin knows a lot about Productivity.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann128: Eating Scones in the Closethttp://5by5.tv/b2w/128
http://5by5.tv/b2w/128Fri, 19 Jul 2013 19:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Time Awareness &amp; Scope Wormholes
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about why we (and Frank) are terrible at estimating time, as well as what we can do to get better at it.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Time Awareness &amp; Scope Wormholes</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about why we (and Frank) are terrible at estimating time, as well as what we can do to get better at it.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/107" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #107: Pull Out Your Dingus</a></h4>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about compression. What happens when we don't account for how long something really takes to do? And, worse still, what if we don't think about what has to happen before we can even start it?</p>
<h4><a href="http://barfblog.com/2013/07/parasites-in-cat-poop/" class="link" target="_blank">Parasites in cat poop | barfblog</a></h4>
<p>Each year in the United States, cats deposit about 1.2 million metric tons of feces into the environment, and that poop is carrying with it what may be a vast and underappreciated public health problem, say scientists July 9 in the journal Trends in Parasitology, a Cell Press publication.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.coolinfographics.com/blog/2013/7/2/can-washroom-soap-can-make-you-sick.html" class="link" target="_blank">Can Washroom Soap Can Make You Sick? - Blog About Infographics and Data Visualization - Cool Infographics</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Royale_(film)" class="link" target="_blank">Battle Royale (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Battle Royale is a 2000 Japanese action thriller film adapted from the 1999 novel of the same name by Koushun Takami. It is the final film directed by Kinji Fukasaku, the screenplay written by his son Kenta, and stars Takeshi Kitano. The film tells the story of Shuya Nanahara, a high-school student struggling with the death of his father, who is forced by the government to compete in a deadly game where the students must kill each other in order to win. The film aroused both domestic and international controversy and was either banned outright or deliberately excluded from distribution in several countries.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266308/combined" class="link" target="_blank">Battle Royale (2000)</a></h4>
<p>In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hofstadter%27s_law" class="link" target="_blank">Hofstadter&#x27;s law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Hofstadter's Law was a part of Douglas Hofstadter's 1979 book Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid. The law is a statement regarding the difficulty of accurately estimating the time it will take to complete tasks of any substantial complexity.[2] It is often cited amongst programmers, especially in discussions of techniques to improve productivity, such as The Mythical Man-Month or extreme programming.[3] The recursive nature of the law is a reflection of the universal experience of difficulty experienced in estimating complex tasks despite all best efforts, including knowing that the task is complex.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mythical_Man-Month" class="link" target="_blank">The Mythical Man-Month - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering is a book on software engineering and project management by Fred Brooks, whose central theme is that "adding manpower to a late software project makes it later". This idea is known as Brooks' law, and is presented along with the second-system effect and advocacy of prototyping.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second-system_effect" class="link" target="_blank">Second-system effect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The second-system effect (also known as second-system syndrome) refers to the tendency of small, elegant, and successful systems to have elephantine, feature-laden monstrosities as their successors due to inflated expectations.[1]</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planning_fallacy" class="link" target="_blank">Planning fallacy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The planning fallacy is a tendency for people and organizations to underestimate how long they will need to complete a task, even when they have experience of similar tasks over-running. The term was first proposed in a 1979 paper by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky.[1][2] Since then the effect has been found for predictions of a wide variety of tasks, including tax form completion, school work, furniture assembly, computer programming and origami.[1][3] In 2003, Lovallo and Kahneman proposed an expanded definition as the tendency to underestimate the time, costs, and risks of future actions and at the same time overestimate the benefits of the same actions. According to this definition, the planning fallacy results in not only time overruns, but also cost overruns and benefit shortfalls.[4] The bias only affects predictions about one's own tasks</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.43folders.com/2008/08/13/estimating-time" class="link" target="_blank">Task Times, The Planning Fallacy, and a Magical 20% | 43 Folders</a></h4>
<p>Although it's no inoculation against the (apparently immutable nature of) Hofstadter's Law -- and you'll still end up short most of the time -- it can help you do one thing much better: manage expectations. Because you're a project manager, not a magician. Magicians get cooler hats.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimism_bias" class="link" target="_blank">Optimism bias - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The optimism bias (also known as unrealistic or comparative optimism) is a bias that causes a person to believe that they are less at risk of experiencing a negative event compared to others. There are four factors that cause a person to be optimistically biased: their desired end state, their cognitive mechanisms, the information they have about themselves versus others, and overall mood.[1] The optimistic bias is seen in a number of situations. For example: people believing that they are less at risk of being a crime victim,[2] smokers believing that they are less likely to contract lung cancer or disease than other smokers, first-time bungee jumpers believing that they are less at risk of an injury than other jumpers,[3] or traders who think they are less exposed to losses in the markets.[4]</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.43folders.com/2005/09/06/harnessing-your-interstitial-time" class="link" target="_blank">Harnessing your interstitial time | 43 Folders</a></h4>
<p>Rather than always seeing these changes as an intractable liability, try to look at them as opportunities to liberate unexpected pockets of time and focus. While literally non-stop interruptions are likely to make any of us nutty, a slight adjustment to your planning and outlook can lead to fast gains in productivity and a much-improved attitude about your working environment.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://www.apple.com/logic-pro/whats-new/" class="link" target="_blank">Apple - Logic Pro X - What’s new in Logic Pro X.</a></h4>
<p>Logic Pro X introduces an advanced yet intuitive new interface designed for pro musicians, a ton of inspiring new plug-ins and sounds, and more powerful tools that keep the creative process flowing.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/frequency/134" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | The Frequency #134: Did We Meet This Woman?</a></h4>
<p>Haddie and Dan discuss cleanliness of cats and bathrooms along with the exit of Tim Stevens of Engadget, how men's clothes should fit, Instagram finally getting web embeds, and more.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/07/05/199041322/harmful-parasites-in-cat-poop-are-widespread" class="link" target="_blank">Kitties Litter Playgrounds, Spreading Harmful Parasites : Shots - Health News : NPR</a></h4>
<p>These oocysts are easily transmitted to humans, and researchers have explored their possible link to various mental health problems, including schizophrenia. More recently, studies of school-age children show a correlation between testing positive for T. gondii and having difficulty in school.</p>
<h4><a href="http://blog.squarespace.com/blog/one-year-of-squarespace-6" class="link" target="_blank">One Year of Squarespace 6 — The Official Squarespace Blog</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoKGhce5-08" class="link" target="_blank">Bee and PuppyCat Part 1 on Cartoon Hangover - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Release_early,_release_often" class="link" target="_blank">Release early, release often - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Release early, release often (also: time-based releases, sometimes abbreviated RERO) is a software development philosophy that emphasizes the importance of early and frequent releases in creating a tight feedback loop between developers and testers or users, contrary to a feature-based release strategy.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/51" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #51: Living Inside the Nonsense</a></h4>
<p>Merlin and Dan talk about managing projects, scheduling calls, and being home when you scheduled a party. It SEEMS SO SIMPLE but then Jeannie has to go to Guam and slipping is your SOP.</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:33:14TOPIC: Time Awareness & Scope WormholesTOPIC: Time Awareness &amp; Scope Wormholes
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about why we (and Frank) are terrible at estimating time, as well as what we can do to get better at it.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann127: Loki Situationhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/127
http://5by5.tv/b2w/127Tue, 09 Jul 2013 20:30:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Employers, Bosses, Leaders, and Managers
This week—in what may easily turn into a multi-episode arc—Dan and Merlin talk about bosses.
Whether we're looking at it from up or down, management is tricky business. The question is, what makes a boss a good manager, and what makes a good manager a great leader?
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Employers, Bosses, Leaders, and Managers</p>
<p>This week—in what may easily turn into a multi-episode arc—Dan and Merlin talk about <em>bosses</em>.</p>
<p>Whether we're looking at it from up <em>or</em> down, management is tricky business. The question is, what makes a boss a good manager, and what makes a good manager a great leader?</p>
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<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1455509124/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">So Good They Can&#x27;t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love: Cal Newport: 9781455509126: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>In this eye-opening account, Cal Newport debunks the long-held belief that "follow your passion" is good advice.
Not only is the cliché flawed-preexisting passions are rare and have little to do with how most people end up loving their work-but it can also be dangerous, leading to anxiety and chronic job hopping.
After making his case against passion, Newport sets out on a quest to discover the reality of how people end up loving what they do. Spending time with organic farmers, venture capitalists, screenwriters, freelance computer programmers, and others who admitted to deriving great satisfaction from their work, Newport uncovers the strategies they used and the pitfalls they avoided in developing their compelling careers.
Matching your job to a preexisting passion does not matter, he reveals. Passion comes after you put in the hard work to become excellent at something valuable, not before.
In other words, what you do for a living is much less important than how you do it.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800369/combined" class="link" target="_blank">Thor (2011)</a></h4>
<p>The powerful but arrogant warrior Thor is cast out of the fantastic realm of Asgard and sent to live amongst humans on Earth, where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785161082/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Journey Into Mystery Featuring Sif - Volume 1: Stronger Than Monsters (Marvel Now): Kathryn Immonen, Valerio Schiti: 9780785161080: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>An all-new journey begins, starring Sif...the Berzerker?! She may be a Lady, but girly ain't her style! When the latest crop of beasties beset Asgard, our sword-slinging heroine leads the battle charge - but that no-holds-barred zeal for glory may be the very thing that brings the realm down around her winged helm! Finding herself newly minted with an ancient version of the Berzerker spell, Sif returns to an unsuspecting Midgard...and with no patience for relative peace, starts putting out fires with gasoline! And things heat up even further when our heroine falls in with a group of brutal Asgardian savages - and joins them in their millennia-old battle against monsters! But can the berzerkers keep their bloodlust in check? Guest-starring the Superior Spider-Man and a collection of Marvel superstars!</p>
<h4><a href="http://muffpunch.tumblr.com/post/55008370201/the-owner-yells-out-is-that-for-me-whenever-i" class="link" target="_blank">When 140 characters aren&#x27;t enough. - The owner yells out “IS THAT FOR ME!&quot; whenever I...</a></h4>
<p>The owner yells out “IS THAT FOR ME!" whenever I put a call through to anyone, no matter where he is in the office. Then he gets mad when he gets to his desk and can’t see which line the call (that’s not for him) is on, then when he finds out the call was not, in fact, for him, he again gets mad and says, “Well why’d you call me!?" even though his name was never said, ever. Then he goes back to cutting his toenails or eating the office peanut butter right out of the jar.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785120122/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Incredible Hulk: Planet Hulk: Greg Pak, Carlo Pagulayan, Aaron Lopresti, Juan Santacruz, Gary Frank, Takeshi Miyazawa: 9780785120124: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785125965/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">World War Hulk: Greg Pak, John Romita Jr.: 9780785125969: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>An epic story of anger unbound! Exiled by a group of Marvel "heroes" to the savage alien planet of Sakaar, the Hulk raged, bled, and conquered through the pages of last year's "Planet Hulk" epic, rising from slave to gladiator to king. Now the Hulk returns to Earth to wreak his terrible vengeance on Iron Man, Reed Richards, Dr. Strange, Black Bolt - and anyone else who gets in the way! Stronger than ever, accompanied by his monstrous Warbound gladiator allies, and possessed by the fiercest and purest rage imaginable, the Hulk may just tear this stupid planet in half! Collects World War Hulk #1-5.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785114823/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Avengers Disassembled: Brian Michael Bendis, David Finch: 9780785114826: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>The powerhouse team of Brian Michael Bendis and David Finch take on Earth's Mightiest Heroes! It begins with the return of a team member thought dead - and by the time it's over, everything you know about the Avengers will have changed! The event that will rock the entirety of the Marvel Universe starts here! Collects Avengers #500-503; Avengers Finale.</p>
<h4><a href="http://24diner.com/" class="link" target="_blank">24 Diner — Central Austin Restaurant, 6th Street + Lamar, Open 24 Hours</a></h4>
<p>When you hear the word diner, you probably think greasy spoon. 24 Diner is anything but. Essentially, we took all the elements of the concept we liked — classic American cuisine, good service, fun atmosphere — and turned it up about 10 notches. We offer chef-inspired comfort food, local</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;tbm=isch&amp;q=lady+sif+jaimie+alexander" class="link" target="_blank">lady sif jaimie alexander - Google Search</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/capital/1" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Capital #1: What Do You Do, Jesse? (Tim Hwang)</a></h4>
<p>For the first episode, Joel Bush and Tim Hwang talk ROFLCon, the Awesome Foundation, accidentally secretly going to law school and more.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkQ3kxQURcI" class="link" target="_blank">The Waste Land, read by T.S Eliot (whole poem with notes) - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjlYvI7Q-bA" class="link" target="_blank">EQUUS - Dr Dysart - YouTube</a></h4>
<p>Richard Burton as Doctor Dysart in EQUUS (1977)</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000256/" class="link" target="_blank">Jenny Agutter - IMDb</a></h4>
<p>Jenny Agutter was born on December 20, 1952, in Taunton, Somerset, England, UK. The daughter of an army officer, she spent her childhood traveling and living in different countries.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085271/combined" class="link" target="_blank">Brainstorm (1983)</a></h4>
<p>Brilliant researchers Lillian Reynolds and Michael Brace have developed a system of recording and playing back actual experiences of people...</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071075/combined" class="link" target="_blank">&quot;The World at War&quot; (1973)</a></h4>
<p>A series of accurate documentaries about World War II.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785183817/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Thor: The Mighty Avenger: The Complete Collection: Roger Langridge, Chris Samnee: 9780785183815: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>Roger Langridge (Muppet Show, Eisner and Harvey Award nominee) and Chris Samnee (Siege: Embedded) re-imagine the God of Thunder! Thrill as Thor battles robots the size of cities! Gasp as he tames the mightiest sea creatures! Swoon as he rescues damsels from the vilest villains! It's Thor as you've never seen him, as the god of thunder tests his might against the Sub-Mariner, learns why he was banished from Asgard, battles Fin Fang Foom, takes on raging robots, and fights side-by-side with Iron Man for the very first time! Plus: when mischievous Loki's machinations throw Thor and a World War II-era Captain America into King Arthur's court, it's a time-twisting tale of Camelot craziness that neither Avenger will ever forget!</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/63513-the-thought-of-suicide-is-a-great-consolation-by-means" class="link" target="_blank">Quote by Nietzsche: The thought of suicide is a great consolation: ...</a></h4>
<p>“The thought of suicide is a great consolation: by means of it one gets through many a dark night.”</p>
<p>—Friedrich Nietzsche</p>
<h4><a href="http://marvel.wikia.com/Loki_Laufeyson_(Earth-616)" class="link" target="_blank">Loki Laufeyson (Earth-616) - Marvel Comics Database</a></h4>
<p>"I am Loki, whose whim brought Asgard crashing down. I am Loki, whose tongue was an anvil where the sharpest lies were forged. I am Loki, and I have things to say that you must know. I am Loki, who you must not trust."</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.keyboardmaestro.com/main/" class="link" target="_blank">Keyboard Maestro 6.1: Work Faster with Macros for Mac OS X</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:33:54TOPIC: Employers, Bosses, Leaders, and ManagersTOPIC: Employers, Bosses, Leaders, and Managers
This week—in what may easily turn into a multi-episode arc—Dan and Merlin talk about bosses.
Whether we're looking at it from up or down, management is tricky business. The question is, what makes a boss a good manager, and what makes a good manager a great leader?
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann126: Howard Chickenhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/126
http://5by5.tv/b2w/126Thu, 04 Jul 2013 02:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: How many Saturdays do you get?
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about time. Its scarcity, its passing, its tyranny, and its possibilities.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: How many Saturdays do you get?</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about time. Its scarcity, its passing, its tyranny, and its possibilities.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-07-01/ending-the-tyranny-of-the-open-plan-office" class="link" target="_blank">Ending the Tyranny of the Open-Plan Office - Businessweek</a></h4>
<p>The key to making workers happy and productive is having a mix of spaces for different activities. Gensler found that workers spend more than half their time at work in deep focus and about one-fourth in collaboration, with the rest split between learning, socializing, and other tasks. Of course, office workers still spend most of the day at their desks, but when it’s time to do some hard-core collaborating or learning, moving to a different environment can help them shift gears.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1455528048/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">So Good They Can&#x27;t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love: Cal Newport: 9781455528042: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.comixology.com/Satellite-Sam-1/digital-comic/43881" class="link" target="_blank">Satellite Sam #1 - Comics by comiXology</a></h4>
<p>The star of beloved daily television serial "Satellite Sam" turns up dead in a flophouse filled with dirty secrets. The police think it was death by natural causes but his son knows there was something more? if only he could sober up long enough to do something about it. This noir mystery shot through with sex and violence exposes the seedy underbelly of the golden age of television.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imagecomics.com/content/view/sex-death-and-live-tv" class="link" target="_blank">Image Comics - SEX, DEATH, AND LIVE TV</a></h4>
<p>Their new Image Comics seriesSATELLITE SAM, debuting in July, takes a look at the darkness behind the small screen when, in 1951, Carlyle Bishop, the star of the beloved serial <em>Satellite Sam</em> turns up dead in a filthy flophouse.</p>
<h4><a href="http://satellitesam.tumblr.com/post/54517975376/satellite-sam-1-on-sale-now" class="link" target="_blank">Satellite Sam • • SATELLITE SAM #1 - ON SALE NOW</a></h4>
<p>We’ve been quiet and decidedly un-posty here at Satellite Sam World HQ but don’t let that stop you from checking the book out today, either in stores on at comixology. there’s a midtown variant, too, and below is an Image Expo exclusive that went out yesterday in San Francisco.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/54498404947/moloid-love" class="link" target="_blank">Big Week Not gonna lie. Little shaky, here. What... | kung fu grippe</a></h4>
<p>Not gonna lie. Little shaky, here. What a gentleman.</p>
<p>I definitely need to lay down.</p>
<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/hotdogsladies/status/319261754213421056" class="link" target="_blank">Twitter / hotdogsladies: @draftsapp You’re doing God’s ...</a></h4>
<p>@draftsapp You’re doing God’s work. Seriously. Easily one of the best iOS apps I’ve ever used.</p>
<h4><a href="http://agiletortoise.com/blog/2013/07/01/drafts-and-drafts-for-ipad-3-dot-0-6/" class="link" target="_blank">Drafts and Drafts for iPad 3.0.6 - Agile Tortoise</a></h4>
<p>New - Custom actions now support [[line|1]], [[line|2]], etc. tags to reference specific line numbers. This should be useful to create a few more structured types of custom actions. See tag docs for details.New - Custom actions now support [[created|format]], [[modified|format]] tags. These work the same as the “date” tag, but return the creation and modification dates for the draft, rather than the current time. See tag docs for details.</p>
<h4><a href="http://agiletortoise.com/support/drafts/templates.html" class="link" target="_blank">Drafts: Templates and Tags - Agile Tortoise</a></h4>
<p>Drafts custom actions support a number of tags for dynamically inserting text when an action is performed. These can be used in most fields that accept text in Email, Message, Dropbox, Evernote and URL actions.</p>
<h4><a href="http://actions.getdrafts.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Drafts: Action Directory</a></h4>
<p>This directory contains pre-configured custom actions to extend Drafts beyond the actions that come preinstalled with the app. If you have Drafts, browse this directory on your iOS device – when you find an action that interests you, tap the "Install" link and it will be installed in your local version Drafts. Any actions you install can be modified or deleted in the Drafts settings.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.macstories.net/tutorials/using-drafts-line-tags-with-url-schemes-and-actions/" class="link" target="_blank">Using Drafts Line Tags with URL Schemes and Actions</a></h4>
<p>In a minor 3.0.6 update released last night, developer Greg Pierce added an interesting new feature to Drafts that will come in handy to further customize the app’s powerful URL, Dropbox, and Evernote actions. In the new version of Drafts (both for iPhone and iPad), you can now specify line numbers as template tags.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za7RqnT7CM0" class="link" target="_blank">Bayes: How one equation changed the way I think - YouTube</a></h4>
<p>Bayes' Rule is a simple formula that tells you how to weigh evidence and change your beliefs. I don't go around plugging numbers into a formula all the time, but nevertheless, becoming familiar with Bayes has shifted the way I think in some important ways.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/51358431476/how-many-saturdays" class="link" target="_blank">[KFG] How many Saturdays do you get? </a></h4>
<p>A silly and unforgivably mawkish topic, to be sure.</p>
<p>But, something I like to try and keep in mind.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.ssktn.com/smym/merlin-mann/" class="link" target="_blank">Merlin Mann | SSKTN</a></h4>
<p>For episode 20 I’m joined by Merlin Mann who likely needs little to no introduction if you’ve come this far.It would be hard to overstate how much of an influence Merlin Mann has had on my online escapades. From the way I blog on my weblog, toot on my Twitter or tumble on my tumblr. You get the idea. This was 5 parts therapy, 8 parts fun and 10 parts nervous, giddy laughter (on my part). A total of 23 parts. Or a “full Merlin” as I like to call it. So fun.</p>
<h4><a href="http://vimeo.com/2922911" class="link" target="_blank">Most Days (2009-01-22) on Vimeo</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_(Marvel_Comics)#Powers_and_abilities" class="link" target="_blank">Thor (Marvel Comics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Like all Asgardians, Thor is incredibly long-lived and relies upon periodic consumption of the Golden Apples of Idunn to sustain his extended lifespan, which to date has lasted many millennia. Being the son of Odin and the elder goddess Gaea, Thor is physically the strongest of the Asgardians.[187][188][83][189][62] If pressed in battle, Thor is capable of entering into a state known as the "Warrior's Madness" ("berserkergang" in Norwegian), which will temporarily increase his strength and stamina tenfold, although in this state he attacks friend and foe alike.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338751/combined" class="link" target="_blank">The Aviator (2004)</a></h4>
<p>For some men, the sky was the limit. For him, it was just the beginning.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001N09BDS/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: The Aviator: Leonardo Dicaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly: Amazon Instant Video</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00080ZG10/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: The Aviator (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition): Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly, Alec Baldwin, Willem Dafoe, Stanley DeSantis, Alan Alda, Kelli Garner, Edward Herrmann, Ian Holm, Danny Huston, Jude Law, Frances Co</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000VZGK3K/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: The Aviator [Blu-ray]: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly, Alec Baldwin, Stanley de Santis, Sam Hennings, Edward Herrmann, Ian Holm, Vincent Laresca, J.C. MacKenzie, Frances Conroy, Brent Spiner, Alan Alda, Dann</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-aviator/id290460376" class="link" target="_blank">iTunes - Movies - The Aviator</a></h4>
<p>An epic biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes' career, from the late 1920's to the mid-1940's.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_League_Chew" class="link" target="_blank">Big League Chew - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Big League Chew is a brand of bubble gum that is shredded and packaged in an aluminum foil pouch. It was created by Portland Mavericks left-handed pitcher Rob Nelson, and pitched to the Wrigley Company (longtime owners of the Chicago Cubs) by former New York Yankee All-Star Jim Bouton, a Maverick teammate of Nelson's, as a fun alternative to the unhealthy tobacco-chewing habit common among ballplayers in the 1970s. Over 500 million pouches of Big League Chew have been sold since 1980.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://dhammatalks.org/" class="link" target="_blank">Download Dhamma talks and books by Thanissaro Bhikkhu - dhammatalks.org - home page</a></h4>
<p>This site offers a multitude of downloads of audio Dhamma talks, talk collections and Buddhist chants, e-books of Dhamma talk transcriptions, essay collections, treatises, study guides, translations and essays. Thanissaro Bhikkhu of Metta Forest Monastery is the speaker, author, or translator in all cases unless otherwise noted.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.audiodharma.org/talks/audio_player/4093.html" class="link" target="_blank">Gil Fronsdal: Reference Points</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.mbusa.com/mercedes/legacy/vehicles/class?class=E&amp;bodystyle=SDN" class="link" target="_blank">E-Class Sedans: E350, E350 BlueTEC, E550, E63 AMG | Mercedes-Benz</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Chaykin" class="link" target="_blank">Howard Chaykin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Howard Victor Chaykin (born October 7, 1950) is an American comic book writer and artist famous for his innovative storytelling and sometimes controversial material. Chaykin’s influences include the comic-book artist Gil Kane and the mid-20th century book illustrators Robert Fawcett and Al Parker.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=french%20exit" class="link" target="_blank">Urban Dictionary: french exit</a></h4>
<p>To make an early exit without saying good-bye</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1401227317/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?: Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons: 9781401227319: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.chick.com/default.asp" class="link" target="_blank">Chick Cartoon Tracts</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_T._Chick" class="link" target="_blank">Jack T. Chick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Chick's company, Chick Publications, claims to have sold over 750 million tracts,[4] comics tracts, videos, books, and posters designed to promote Protestant evangelism from a Christian fundamentalist perspective or point of view.</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:53:02TOPIC: How many Saturdays do you get?TOPIC: How many Saturdays do you get?
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about time. Its scarcity, its passing, its tyranny, and its possibilities.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann125: Hakuna Potatohttp://5by5.tv/b2w/125
http://5by5.tv/b2w/125Fri, 28 Jun 2013 22:45:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: There are Only Two Prices: Free and What It Costs
This week, Dan and Merlin return to the classic lineup and some classic topics, including knowing your value, learning what to charge, and realizing what you can live with.
Also: jury duty, traveling, bathrooms, the sliding scale of suffering, and what-have you.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: There are Only Two Prices: <em>Free</em> and <em>What It Costs</em></p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin return to the classic lineup and some classic topics, including knowing your value, learning what to charge, and realizing what you can live with.</p>
<p>Also: jury duty, traveling, bathrooms, the sliding scale of suffering, and what-have you.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/124" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #124: The Tuesday Afternoon Version of Me</a></h4>
<p>TOPIC: The Chinese Symbol for 'Pants' Inside of The Chinese Symbol for 'Jury Duty.'This week, Dan's away, so Merlin goes solo, taking a break from jury duty to talk about the opportunities that can be hiding inside change, inconvenience, and tumult.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.comixology.com/Hawkeye-11/digital-comic/42683" class="link" target="_blank">Hawkeye #11 - Comics by comiXology</a></h4>
<p>Marvel.com description: "Pizza is my Business - …before it’s too late for us. THE breakout character of 2012… becomes the breakout character of 2013... as PIZZA DOG gets his own issue.Literally… the entire issue… it’s all from the dog’s point-of-view.Pizza Dog gets hired to solve a crime -- the grizzly murder that shocked Team Hawkguy -- and the only thing more shocking than THAT… is what happens the end of THIS.Seriously. This is not a joke! Even the coloring. Dog issue. We’re all gettin’ fired. PLEASE READ…"</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785165622/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Hawkeye, Vol. 1: My Life as a Weapon (Marvel NOW!): Matt Fraction, David Aja, Javier Pulido: 9780785165620: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>The breakout star of this summer's blockbuster Avengers film, Clint Barton - aka the self-made hero Hawkeye - fights for justice! With ex-Young Avenger Kate Bishop by his side, he's out to prove himself as one of Earth's Mightiest Heroes! SHIELD recruits Clint to intercept a packet of incriminating evidence - before he becomes the most wanted man in the world. You won't believe what is on The Tape! What is the Vagabond Code? Matt Fraction pens a Hawkeye thriller that spans the globe...and the darkest parts of Hawkeye's mind. Barton and Bishop mean double the Hawkeye and double the trouble...and stealing from the rich never looked so good.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785165630/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Hawkeye: Little Hits, Vol. 2: Matt Fraction, David Aja, Javier Pulido: 9780785165637: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>Artist David Aja returns to the most critically acclaimed comic of 2012, as ace archer Clint Barton faces the digital doomsday of - DVR-Mageddon! Then: Cherry's got a gun. And she looks good in it. And Hawkeye gets very, very distracted. Plus: Valentine's Day with the heartthrob of the Marvel Universe? This will be...confusing. Marvel architect Matt Fraction continues his exciting, adventurous reinvention of the arrowed Avenger!</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-76-the-cherry-of-somebodys-appeal.html" class="link" target="_blank">Roderick on the Line, Ep. 76: &quot;The Cherry of Somebody&#x27;s Appeal&quot;</a></h4>
<p>The Problem: This is why John can’t go to karaoke.</p>
<h4><a href="http://blog.persistent.info/2013/06/getting-all-your-data-out-of-google.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PersistentInfo+%28persistent.info%29" class="link" target="_blank">persistent.info: Getting ALL your data out of Google Reader</a></h4>
<p>Reader has Takeout support, but it's incomplete. I've therefore built the reader_archive tool that dumps everything related to your account in Reader via the "API". This means every read item3, every tagged item, every comment, every like, every bundle, etc. There's also a companion site at readerisdead.com that explains how to use the tool, provides pointers to the archive format and collects related tools4.</p>
<h4><a href="http://readerisdead.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Reader is Dead by mihaip</a></h4>
<p>A collection of tools to help with the impending Google Reader shutdown</p>
<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/mihai/status/186583428370669568" class="link" target="_blank">Twitter / mihai: Thanks to @siracusa I have ...</a></h4>
<p>Thanks to @siracusa I have a new name pronunciation guide http://persistent.info/files/name.mp3 (P.S. you got it, rhymes with margarita)</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268978/combined" class="link" target="_blank">A Beautiful Mind (2001)</a></h4>
<p>After a brilliant but asocial mathematician accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn to the nightmarish.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://www.onyxmac.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Onyx Mac – Instant Download Onyx for Mac OS X</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://www.ffmpeg.org/" class="link" target="_blank">FFmpeg</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/mpu/143" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Mac Power Users #143: RSS and Replacing Google Reader</a></h4>
<p>David and Katie talk about the impending shutdown of Google Reader and their solutions for RSS</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYxu_MQSTTY" class="link" target="_blank">David Blaine Street Magic: YouTube Edition! - YouTube</a></h4>
<p>David Blaine brings his famous street magic to YouTube. Watch as the famous magician blows the minds of two Los Angeles idiots. WARNING: This magic is amazing.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_attribution_error" class="link" target="_blank">Fundamental attribution error - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>In social psychology, the fundamental attribution error (also known as correspondence bias or attribution effect) describes the tendency to overestimate the effect of disposition or personality and underestimate the effect of the situation in explaining social behavior. The fundamental attribution error is most visible when people explain the behavior of others. It does not explain interpretations of one's own behavior — where situational factors are more easily recognized and can thus be taken into consideration. This discrepancy between attributions for one's own behavior and for that of others is known as the actor–observer bias.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjDcARq8ty8" class="link" target="_blank">Penn and Teller Magic bullet catch complete - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057115/combined" class="link" target="_blank">The Great Escape (1963)</a></h4>
<p>Allied POWs plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayes&#x27;_theorem" class="link" target="_blank">Bayes&#x27; theorem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>In probability theory and statistics, Bayes' theorem (alternatively Bayes' law or Bayes' rule) is a result that is of importance in the mathematical manipulation of conditional probabilities. It is a result that derives from the more basic axioms of probability.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/54066291060/get-lucky" class="link" target="_blank">Kung Fu Grippe: [Merlin&#x27;s love letter to Hawkeye 11]</a></h4>
<p>I’ve only read Hawkeye #11 five or six times since yesterday.</p>
<p>So, I feel utterly unqualified to declare that it’s one of the best single comic issues of the Modern Age as well as an empirically teachable model of economical visual storytelling with a literal heart.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110638/combined" class="link" target="_blank">Nell (1994)</a></h4>
<p>In a remote woodland cabin, a small town doctor discovers Nell - a beautiful young hermit woman with many secrets.</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:59:12TOPIC: There are Only Two Prices: Free and What It CostsTOPIC: There are Only Two Prices: Free and What It Costs
This week, Dan and Merlin return to the classic lineup and some classic topics, including knowing your value, learning what to charge, and realizing what you can live with.
Also: jury duty, traveling, bathrooms, the sliding scale of suffering, and what-have you.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann124: The Tuesday Afternoon Version of Mehttp://5by5.tv/b2w/124
http://5by5.tv/b2w/124Mon, 24 Jun 2013 01:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: The Chinese Symbol for 'Pants' Inside of The Chinese Symbol for 'Jury Duty.'
This week, Dan's away, so Merlin goes solo, taking a break from jury duty to talk about the opportunities that can be hiding inside change, inconvenience, and tumult.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: The Chinese Symbol for 'Pants' Inside of The Chinese Symbol for 'Jury Duty.'</p>
<p>This week, Dan's away, so Merlin goes solo, taking a break from jury duty to talk about the opportunities that can be hiding inside change, inconvenience, and tumult.</p>
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<h4><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/so-good-they-cant-ignore-you/id500983111?mt=11" class="link" target="_blank">iTunes - Books - So Good They Can&#x27;t Ignore You by Cal Newport</a></h4>
<p>In this eye-opening account, Cal Newport debunks the long-held belief that "follow your passion" is good advice. Not only is the cliché flawed-preexisting passions are rare and have little to do with how most people end up loving their work-but it can also be dangerous, leading to anxiety and chronic job hopping.</p>
<h4><a href="http://kk.org/cooltools/archives/12088" class="link" target="_blank">Cool Tools – So Good They Can’t Ignore You</a></h4>
<p>“Follow your passion” is the dogmatic advice for building a career. But it is woefully incomplete and even misleading for some people. Better advice is “Become so good they can’t ignore you”</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb09RYnSNOw" class="link" target="_blank">A Time Traveller&#x27;s Primer: Ryan North at TEDxUofT - YouTube</a></h4>
<p>Ryan North is the author of the long-running Dinosaur Comics (qwantz.com), the acclaimed Adventure Time comic series (kaboom-studios.com), and the recordbreaking To Be Or Not To Be: That Is The Adventure (hamletbook.com) a choose-your-own-path re-imagining of Hamlet. He also coedited the bestselling Machine of Death anthology (machineofdeath.net).</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/123" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #123: I Want to See Your Face the Whole Time (LIVE)</a></h4>
<p>This week—after 122 episodes, plus almost a decade of internet pal-dom—Dan and Merlin finally meet and record in a room together for the first time.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voir_dire" class="link" target="_blank">Voir dire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>'Voir dire' is a legal phrase that refers to a variety of procedures connected with jury trials. It originally referred to an oath taken by jurors to tell the truth (Latin verum dicere), i.e., to say what is true, what is objectively accurate or subjectively honest, or both. It comes from the Anglo-Norman language.</p>
<h4><a href="http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/admonition" class="link" target="_blank">admonition legal definition of admonition. admonition synonyms by the Free Online Law Dictionary.</a></h4>
<p>Any formal verbal statement made during a trial by a judge to advise and caution the jury on their duty as jurors, on the admissibility or nonadmissibility of evidence, or on the purpose for which any evidence admitted may be considered by them. A reprimand directed by the court to an attorney appearing before it cautioning the attorney about the unacceptability of his or her conduct before the court. If the attorney continues to act in the same way, ignoring the admonition, the judge will find him or her in Contempt of court, punishable by a fine, imprisonment, or both. In criminal prosecution, before the court receives and records the plea of the accused, a statement made by a judge informing the accused on the effect and consequences of a plea of guilty to criminal charges.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785124209/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Daredevil: End of Days (9780785124207): Brian Michael Bendis, David Mack, Klaus Janson, Bill Sienkiewicz: Books</a></h4>
<p>Revealed at last...how it all ends for the Man Without Fear! In the near future, the Kingpin and Daredevil have been murdered - but that's just the beginning of the story. Investigative reporter Ben Urich has one last story to write...what was Matt Murdock's final secret? Ben digs deep into the seedy underbelly of the Marvel Universe, tracking down Matt's buried sins and past loves to discover the secrets behind his death - but who is the new Daredevil that's tracking Ben? You won't believe your eyes when the mystery behind Daredevil's final days stands revealed! It's a story years in the making, brought to you by some of the greatest creators in Daredevil history!</p>
<h4><a href="http://calnewport.com/blog/2011/11/05/welcome-to-the-post-productivity-world/" class="link" target="_blank">Study Hacks » Blog Archive » Welcome to the Post-Productivity World</a></h4>
<p>It was the tantrum of a talented writer whose pursuit of readers had led him astray. He expressed frustration with the superficiality of online writing, calling it “a diet comprised mostly of fake-connectedness [and] makebelieve insight.”</p>
<h4><a href="http://blog.agilebits.com/2013/06/14/the-1password-show-002-clown-with-a-sodastream/" class="link" target="_blank">The 1Password Show: 002 – Clown With A Sodastream | Agile Blog</a></h4>
<p>Your hosts, Stu &amp; Chris, get up close and personal with our good friend Merlin Mann about all things 1Password, including some of Merlin’s favourite features of 1Password and a few great tips along the way.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.muleradio.net/thetalkshow/44/" class="link" target="_blank">Code 47: Live From WWDC 2013 - The Talk Show - Mule Radio Syndicate</a></h4>
<p>Recorded in front of a live audience in San Francisco, John Gruber is joined by Guy English, Scott Simpson, and a cavalcade of very special surprise guests.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/r4choice" class="link" target="_blank">BBC - Podcasts and Downloads - Documentary of the Week</a></h4>
<p>Simon Armitage tries out Oblique Strategies cards which were devised in the early 1970s by artists Peter Schmidt and Brian Eno and were aimed at providing a creative spur to artists searching for new directions for their work. David Bowie famously used the cards during his 'Berlin' period.</p>
<h4><a href="http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/53209181574/last-week-it-was-my-pleasure-to-tell-jokes-for-500" class="link" target="_blank">your monkey called · Last week it was my pleasure to tell jokes for 500...</a></h4>
<p>Last week it was my pleasure to tell jokes for 500 or so nerds as part of the live taping of John Gruber’s The Talk Show.And it was my double-extra-creamy pleasure to unveil, with the help of my YLNT buds Adam and Merlin, a proposal for the future of language.(Also maybe this is the dumbest thing I have ever written. Sandwich and Merls kind of saved it.)</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinity_(2013_comic)" class="link" target="_blank">Infinity (2013 comic) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Infinity is an upcoming 6-issue comic book limited series crossover event published by Marvel Comics that is scheduled to debut in August 2013. The series will be written by Jonathan Hickman with artwork by a rotating rotating team of artists including Jim Cheung, Jerome Opeña, and Dustin Weaver.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Ultron" class="link" target="_blank">Age of Ultron - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>"Age of Ultron" (abbreviated AU) is a 10-issue limited series comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics, that involves the return of Ultron and his conquest of the earth.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090466/combined" class="link" target="_blank">&quot;L.A. Law&quot; (1986)</a></h4>
<p>The lives and work of the staff of a major Los Angeles law firm.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078718/combined" class="link" target="_blank">...And Justice for All. (1979)</a></h4>
<p>An ethical Baltimore defense lawyer disgusted with rampant legal corruption is asked to defend a judge he despises in a rape trial. But if he doesn't do it, the judge will have him disbarred.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104952/combined" class="link" target="_blank">My Cousin Vinny (1992)</a></h4>
<p>Two New Yorkers are accused of murder in rural Alabama while on their way back to college, and one of their cousins--an inexperienced, loudmouth lawyer not accustomed to Southern rules and manners--comes in to defend them.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104257/combined" class="link" target="_blank">A Few Good Men (1992)</a></h4>
<p>In the heart of the nation's capital, in a courthouse of the U.S. government, one man will stop at nothing to keep his honor, and one will stop at nothing to find the truth.</p>
<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/ryanqnorth" class="link" target="_blank">Ryan North (ryanqnorth) on Twitter</a></h4>
<p>Everything's fine. I have no idea what the police are investigating.</p>
<p>Toronto · about.me/ryanqnorth</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sickness_Unto_Death" class="link" target="_blank">The Sickness Unto Death - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The Sickness Unto Death (Danish Sygdommen til Døden) is a book written by Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard in 1849 under the pseudonym Anti-Climacus. A work of Christian existentialism, the book is about Kierkegaard's concept of despair, which he equates with the Christian concept of sin, particularly original sin.</p>
<h4><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/mostdays" class="link" target="_blank">Most Days on Vimeo</a></h4>
<p>Hey, everybody. I’m Merlin. And this is a new thing I’m doing most days.</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin49:54TOPIC: The Chinese Symbol for 'Pants' Inside of The Chinese Symbol for 'Jury Duty.'TOPIC: The Chinese Symbol for 'Pants' Inside of The Chinese Symbol for 'Jury Duty.'
This week, Dan's away, so Merlin goes solo, taking a break from jury duty to talk about the opportunities that can be hiding inside change, inconvenience, and tumult.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann123: I Want to See Your Face the Whole Time (LIVE)http://5by5.tv/b2w/123
http://5by5.tv/b2w/123Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: First Meeting, Gifts, and Grifts
This week—after 122 episodes, plus almost a decade of internet pal-dom—Dan and Merlin finally meet and record in a room together for the first time.
With only passing nods to the nominal topic of "gifts," Dan and Merlin mostly get to know each other.
Why is Dan staring so penetratingly at Merlin? Does Dan think Merlin is fat as well as old? Why does Dan keep looking at his phone? Does that look clean to you? Whose show is it, really? Is John Siracusa slender or sickly? Why can't I show you the sole of my shoe? Should we stand up? Who am I thinking of? Is it hot in here or is it just me? Which one am I?
Also, bathrooms.
Inarguably, a Very Important Episode™.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: First Meeting, Gifts, and Grifts</p>
<p>This week—after 122 episodes, plus almost a decade of internet pal-dom—Dan and Merlin finally meet and record in a room together for the first time.</p>
<p>With only passing nods to the nominal topic of "gifts," Dan and Merlin mostly get to know each other.</p>
<p>Why is Dan staring so penetratingly at Merlin? Does Dan think Merlin is fat as well as old? Why does Dan keep looking at his phone? Does that look clean to you? Whose show is it, <em>really</em>? Is John Siracusa slender or sickly? Why can't I show you the sole of my shoe? Should we stand up? Who am I thinking of? Is it hot in here or is it just me? Which one am I?</p>
<p>Also, <em>bathrooms</em>.</p>
<p>Inarguably, a Very Important Episode™.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://www.hark.com/the-aviator/does-that-look-clean-to-you" class="link" target="_blank">Does That Look Clean to You? Sound Clip and Quote - Hark</a></h4>
<p>Howard: Does that look clean to you? Ava: Nothing's clean, Howard. But we do our best, right?</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=%245000+in+1950+dollars" class="link" target="_blank">$5000 in 1950 dollars - Wolfram|Alpha</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/jsnell" class="link" target="_blank">Jason Snell (jsnell) on Twitter</a></h4>
<p>Editorial director for @Macworld/@TechHive/@PCWorld. @theincomparable podcaster. Writer, primate, parent.</p>
<p>Mill Valley, CA · intertext.com</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322600/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1" class="link" target="_blank">Glen Glenn - IMDb</a></h4>
<p>Trivia: Founder of Glen Glenn Sound Systems which has been used for sound in over 20,000 motion pictures to date.</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:29:29TOPIC: First Meeting, Gifts, and GriftsTOPIC: First Meeting, Gifts, and Grifts
This week—after 122 episodes, plus almost a decade of internet pal-dom—Dan and Merlin finally meet and record in a room together for the first time.
With only passing nods to the nominal topic of "gifts," Dan and Merlin mostly get to know each other.
Why is Dan staring so penetratingly at Merlin? Does Dan think Merlin is fat as well as old? Why does Dan keep looking at his phone? Does that look clean to you? Whose show is it, really? Is John Siracusa slender or sickly? Why can't I show you the sole of my shoe? Should we stand up? Who am I thinking of? Is it hot in here or is it just me? Which one am I?
Also, bathrooms.
Inarguably, a Very Important Episode™.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann122: The Crowbar of Loyaltyhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/122
http://5by5.tv/b2w/122Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:30:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Loyalty, Altruism, Reality Check, or Extortion?
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about what we talk about when we talk about "loyalty."
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Loyalty, Altruism, Reality Check, or Extortion?</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about what we talk about when we talk about "<em>loyalty</em>."</p>
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<p>Collects Secret War (2004) #1-5.</p>
<p>When Nick Fury finds a connection between many of Marvel's deadliest villains, he puts together a team of the most misunderstood heroes for a secret mission to do what the U.S. government could never allow.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/incomparable/136" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | The Incomparable #136: We Waited 16 Years For This?</a></h4>
<p>They said it couldn't be done! They said it shouldn't be done! But here we are, talking about "Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace." Why are the Jedi such jerks? A little Jedi goes a long way. Also, the biggest letdown of John Siracusa's life to date, stupid droids, good actors being boring, text versus subtext, the merits of prequels in general, and why this is a movie that makes us dream... of a better movie. Exqueeze me? (Part 1 of 2.)</p>
<p>Special guests Dan Moren, Greg Knauss, John Siracusa, Monty Ashley, Serenity Caldwell, and Steve Lutz.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/incomparable/137" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | The Incomparable #137: Go Wash a Droid</a></h4>
<p>We conclude our discussion of "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace." We discuss the merits of podracing, debate who the Jedi's version of Fonzie is, and grapple with tricky euphemisms. Plus, is the final lightsaber duel cool or just over-choreographed? And why is there a hall full of forcefields, next to a room with no guard rails? Party on, Darth! (Part 2 of 2.)</p>
<p>Special guests Dan Moren, Greg Knauss, John Siracusa, Serenity Caldwell, Steve Lutz, and Monty Ashley.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis" class="link" target="_blank">Toxoplasmosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii.[ The parasite infects most genera of warm-blooded animals, including humans, but the primary host is the felid (cat) family. Animals are infected by eating infected meat, by ingestion of feces of a cat that has itself recently been infected, or by transmission from mother to fetus. Cats are the primary source of infection to human hosts, although contact with raw meat, especially pork, is a more significant source of human infections in some countries. Fecal contamination of hands is a significant risk factor.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090311085151.htm" class="link" target="_blank">Toxoplasmosis Parasite May Trigger Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorders</a></h4>
<p>The team from the University of Leeds? Faculty of Biological Sciences has shown that the parasite may play a role in the development of these disorders by affecting the production of dopamine -- the chemical that relays messages in the brain controlling aspects of movement, cognition and behaviour.</p>
<h4><a href="http://psychiatry.jwatch.org/cgi/content/full/2012/1203/6" class="link" target="_blank">Links Between Toxoplasmosis and Schizophrenia - Psychiatry</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000QV5198/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Mrs. Dash-Original Seasoning Blend, 6.75 oz: Amazon.com: Grocery &amp; Gourmet Food</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.grasslandbeef.com/Detail.bok?no=623" class="link" target="_blank">U.S. Wellness Meats — Our Animals Eat Right So You Can Too.</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B009R4DU5W/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">4 (8 oz.) Organic Grass-Fed Tri-tip Steaks: Amazon.com: Grocery &amp; Gourmet Food</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.hearstranch.com/store/product/124" class="link" target="_blank">Hearst Ranch :: Grass-fed Tri-Tip Roast</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/conversation/27" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | The Conversation #27: Missionless Statements</a></h4>
<p>In this special episode, Dan Benjamin talks with two of his heroes, Merlin Mann and Jeff Veen about independence, free thinking, email, productivity, and changing your game.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Model_Decoy" class="link" target="_blank">Life Model Decoy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Life-Model Decoys (LMD's) are a S.H.I.E.L.D. designed robot that takes the form of a living person, thus making a recreation of that person. The owner can see through, speak through, and control everything the LMD does. Nick Fury's LMD's are probably the most common in the Marvel Universe.</p>
<h4><a href="http://nomnompaleo.com/post/2106223516/sous-vide-grass-fed-tri-tip-roast" class="link" target="_blank">Sous Vide Grass Fed Tri-Tip Roast | Award-Winning Paleo Recipes | Nom Nom Paleo</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_War_(comics)" class="link" target="_blank">Secret War (comics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The storyline involves a large scale super-hero crossover featuring Marvel characters such as Spider-Man, Captain America, Wolverine, Daredevil, Luke Cage and Nick Fury fighting a wide array of super-villains who have received hi-tech armaments from a mysterious benefactor.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braxton_Hicks_contractions" class="link" target="_blank">Braxton Hicks contractions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Braxton Hicks contractions, also known as prodromal labor or practice contractions, or incorrectly as false labor, are sporadic uterine contractions that sometimes start around six weeks into a pregnancy. However, they are not usually felt until the second trimester or third trimester of pregnancy.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000747/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1" class="link" target="_blank">Don Ameche - IMDb</a></h4>
<p>Ameche was a versatile and popular film actor in the 1930s and '40s, usually as the dapper, mustached leading man. He was also popular as a radio master of ceremonies during this time. As his film popularity waned in the 1950s, he continued working in theater and some TV.</p>
<h4><a href="http://skottieyoung.com/post/49855268012/x-men-1-young-variant-no-boys-allowed" class="link" target="_blank">Skottie Young • X-Men #1 Young Variant. No Boys Allowed. </a></h4>
<p>X-Men #1 Young Variant. No Boys Allowed.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being_There" class="link" target="_blank">Being There - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Eve brings Chance to their home to recover. Drinking alcohol for the first time in the car ride home, Chance coughs as he tells Eve his name. Eve mishears "Chance the Gardener" as "Chauncey Gardiner". Judging from Chance's appearance and manners, Rand assumes that Chance is an upper class, highly educated businessman. Chance's style and seemingly insightful ways embody the qualities Rand admires. Chance's simplistic utterances about gardens are interpreted as allegorical statements about business and the state of the economy.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058812/combined" class="link" target="_blank">&quot;Hogan&#x27;s Heroes&quot; (1965)</a></h4>
<p>If you liked World War II, you'll love Hogan's Heroes!</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363163/synopsis" class="link" target="_blank">Downfall (2004) - Synopsis</a></h4>
<p>The narrative begins in November of 1942. Traudl Junge and four other young women are arriving at F?hrer's Headquarters Wolf's Lair in Rastenburg, East Prussia. The women are met by Hitler's valet, Heinz Linge. After he gives the women an introduction, Hitler emerges from his office and proceeds to individually ask each woman her name and where she is from. Traudl Junge is the first woman chosen to have her secretarial skills tested and is eventually chosen to be Hitlers personal secretary.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herve_Leger" class="link" target="_blank">Herve Leger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Hervé Léger was founded in 1985 by the designer Hervé Peugnet, currently known as Hervé L. Leroux. Leroux adopted his current name after he lost the rights to the Hervé Léger name.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/115" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #115: Invitation to a Blame Party</a></h4>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin address the problems with meetings, and how we can each choose to improve them.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_and_Lewis" class="link" target="_blank">Martin and Lewis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Their success at the 500 led to a series of well-paying engagements up and down the Eastern seaboard, culminating with a triumphant run at New York's Copacabana.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbott_and_Costello" class="link" target="_blank">Abbott and Costello - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>William "Bud" Abbott and Lou Costello (born Louis Francis Cristillo), were an American comedy duo whose work in vaudeville and on stage, radio, film and television made them the most popular comedy team during the 1940s and early 1950s. Their patter routine "Who's on First?" is considered one of the greatest comedy routines of all time and set the framework for many of their best-known comedy bits.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/5" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #5: Chigger Bites on the Bus Driver</a></h4>
<p>Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin talk about the black art of paying attention to the right things, how lamps are no substitute, that it's hard whether you’re working from home or a cube, being honest about your expertise before looking for independence, and the need to move past inspiration.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olestra" class="link" target="_blank">Olestra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Starting in 1996, an FDA-mandated health warning label read "This Product Contains Olestra. Olestra may cause abdominal cramping and loose stools. Olestra inhibits the absorption of some vitamins and other nutrients. Vitamins A, D, E, and K have been added."</p>
<p>These symptoms, normally occurring only by excessive consumption in a short period of time, are known as steatorrhea, and caused by an excess of fat in stool.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.hitfix.com/comedy/visiting-nicolas-cages-estate-sale" class="link" target="_blank">Visiting Nicolas Cages estate sale</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:46:15TOPIC: Loyalty, Altruism, Reality Check, or Extortion?TOPIC: Loyalty, Altruism, Reality Check, or Extortion?
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about what we talk about when we talk about "loyalty."
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann121: I Just Had a Dog Deliveredhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/121
http://5by5.tv/b2w/121Tue, 28 May 2013 22:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Dan's Recent Bathroom Incident, et al.
This week, Dan and Merlin exhale. Don't search for secret doors.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Dan's Recent Bathroom Incident, et al.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin exhale. <strong>Don't</strong> search for secret doors.</p>
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<h4><a href="https://soundcloud.com/1051tunes/unacceptable-condition" class="link" target="_blank">&quot;Unacceptable Condition&quot; by Thenamelessavenger</a></h4>
<p>"I wanted to teach myself how to use Audiosnap (a timing repair tool) in Sonar. So instead of faking a sloppy take and adjusting for rhythm, i sampled Lemongrab from Adventure Time into an entirely new composition. I am going to bed beaming tonight at how well this came out. Oh my god! I hope you like it too."</p>
<p>[<a href="https://twitter.com/Josh_Harper/status/339403954817470464">via</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/blindeschildpad/status/339404606280957952">via</a>]</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/whattimeisit/shmowzow/" class="link" target="_blank">Adventure Time - &quot;Shmowzow!&quot; (NOTE: makes noise)</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://smilesoftware.com/apps/" class="link" target="_blank">TextExpander touch for the iPhone and iPad: Typing Shortcut Utility Saves You Time!</a></h4>
<p>iOS app developers: learn more about the free TextExpander touch SDK.</p>
<h4><a href="http://bit.ly/17mxZJf" class="link" target="_blank">Drafts for iPhone</a></h4>
<p>Drafts, where text starts on iOS. Version 3.0 bring even more power and extensibility to one of the most popular productivity apps on the App Store!</p>
<h4><a href="http://bit.ly/18wBpGd" class="link" target="_blank">Drafts for iPad</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/bencochran/status/339157806865317888" class="link" target="_blank">Twitter / bencochran: @danbenjamin @hotdogsladies ...</a></h4>
<p>@danbenjamin @hotdogsladies I spent way too long fussing with photoshop, but uh:<br/>
<a href="http://f.cl.ly/items/3H2D1r441r262n2V0q0q/door-handle2.gif">http://f.cl.ly/items/3H2D1r441r262n2V0q0q/door-handle2.gif</a> …<br/>
<a href="http://f.cl.ly/items/3s3m1y3t1F401f312R0V/door-open2.gif">http://f.cl.ly/items/3s3m1y3t1F401f312R0V/door-open2.gif</a> …</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/85" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #85: Schrödinger&#x27;s Soap Holder</a></h4>
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: One Operational Paper Towel; One Safety Paper Towel.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin discuss how to use a public restroom.</p>
<p>There's some other stuff, too. But, yeah. Mostly Dan and Merlin discuss how to use a public restroom.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104348/quotes" class="link" target="_blank">Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) - Quotes - IMDb</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00080ZG10/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: The Aviator (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition): Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly, Alec Baldwin, Willem Dafoe, Stanley DeSantis, Alan Alda, Kelli Garner, Edward Herrmann, Ian Holm, Danny Huston, Jude Law, Frances Co</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/51565141832/anothercutenerdblog-sirkeren-the-girls-of" class="link" target="_blank">anothercutenerdblog: sirkeren: The Girls Of... | kung fu grippe</a></h4>
<p>The Girls Of Adventure Time [Cosplay]</p>
<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/bencochran/" class="link" target="_blank">Ben Cochran (bencochran) on Twitter</a></h4>
<p>I make iOS apps for Mobiata.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338751/combined" class="link" target="_blank">The Aviator (2004)</a></h4>
<p>A biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes' career, from the late 1920s to the mid-1940s.</p>
<h4><a href="http://dailycosplay.com/2013/April/16b.html" class="link" target="_blank">Simon Petrikov and Marcy from Adventure Time - Daily Cosplay .com</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785156593/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Infinity Gauntlet (9780785156598): Jim Starlin, George Perez, Ron Lim: Books</a></h4>
<p>It's the Avengers, the New Warriors, the X-Men and more against the omnipotent Eternal, Thanos! The Mad Titan has become the most powerful being in the universe, and enslavement or destruction may be the only choices he gives it! The successive Starlin sagas that shook space and time start here!</p>
<h4><a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jam.12248/abstract;jsessionid=CBBA642124C815786EA9716E536A5C14.d01t04" class="link" target="_blank">Assessment of the environmental microbiological cross-contamination following hand drying with paper hand towels or an air blade dryer - Margas - Journal of Applied Microbiology - Wiley Online Library</a></h4>
<p>"The two drying methods led to different patterns of ballistic droplets and levels of microbial contamination under heavy use conditions. Whilst the increase in microbial levels in the environment is not significant if only non-pathogenic microorganisms are spread, it may increase the risk of pathogen contamination of the environment when pathogens are occasionally present on people's hands."</p>
<p>[<a href="https://twitter.com/bugcounter/status/339542873055842304">via <em>Dr.</em> Donald Schaffner</a>]</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:09:19TOPIC: Dan's Recent Bathroom Incident, et al.TOPIC: Dan's Recent Bathroom Incident, et al.
This week, Dan and Merlin exhale. Don't search for secret doors.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann120: Egg MacGuffinhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/120
http://5by5.tv/b2w/120Tue, 21 May 2013 20:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: What would you do differently if you had a "safety net?"
This week, Dan and Merlin congratulate their pal, Marco, on the acquisition of a company he helped co-found.
Which leads to the nominal topic: what kind of safety net would you need to feel secure, do the things you'd like, and mostly banish the more persistent cumulonimbus clouds of your own anxiety?
Many angles are explored. Why was Elvis unhappy? How is habitual Schadenfreude and automatic bile ensmallening our culture? Can we ever be—let alone feel—truly secure? And, how much of our old selves do we end up lugging along inside every suitcase we carry?
Pretty great episode. Especially if you like the ones where Merlin gets all mad. Those are usually good ones.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: What would you do differently if you had a "safety net?"</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin congratulate their pal, Marco, on the acquisition of a company he helped co-found.</p>
<p>Which leads to the nominal topic: what kind of <em>safety net</em> would you need to feel secure, do the things you'd like, and mostly banish the more persistent cumulonimbus clouds of your own anxiety?</p>
<p>Many angles are explored. Why was Elvis unhappy? How is habitual Schadenfreude and automatic bile <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/embiggen">ensmallening</a> our culture? Can we ever be—let alone feel—<em>truly</em> secure? And, how much of our old selves do we end up lugging along inside every suitcase we carry?</p>
<p>Pretty great episode. Especially if you like the ones where Merlin gets all mad. Those are usually good ones.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://www.comicsbackissues.com/comic-book-reading-order/" class="link" target="_blank">Comic Book Reading Order | Comics Back Issues</a></h4>
<p>When it comes to finding a comic book reading order online, the resources out there are either incomplete or “too” complete. Some sites will focus only on trade paperbacks, while others will split books up by page, sending a flashback from 2009 all the way back to 1972. Neither allows you to put your single issues in the order they were meant to be read. It’s with this goal that we set out to create our first reading order, and upon many requests have spread out to many other popular franchises.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/50784649907/oh-bmo" class="link" target="_blank">Adventure Time - “BMO’s Pregnant Song” (Adventure... | kung fu grippe</a></h4>
<p>Oh! Oh, BMO!How’d you get so pregnant?“Who’s the mother? Oh, who’s the father?”</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/50735123525/tumbalog" class="link" target="_blank">&quot;That&#x27;s where &#x27;Tumbalog&#x27; comes in.&quot; | kung fu grippe</a></h4>
<p>On February 12, 2007, I pitched my pal, Nelson Minar, on an idea for a web service we could build that would make it easy for people to setup their own mini-site where they could post random bits of text, photos, etc.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.muleradio.net/thetalkshow/41/" class="link" target="_blank">See You on Larry’s Island - The Talk Show - Mule Radio Syndicate</a></h4>
<p>Very special guest Merlin Mann joins John Gruber to discuss 43-year-old Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera, career-ending injuries for writers and podcasters, and whether Larry Page more resembles a Bond villain or Magneto. In other words, the usual.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/cmdspace/43" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | CMD+Space #43: Option+CMD+H, with Merlin Mann</a></h4>
<p>This time Myke is joined by Merlin Mann. They have a very 'Back to Work'-esque discussion covering Adventure Time and Comics books (naturally), but with a great discussion around what it's like to work in large companies, living with a routine and why achieving tenure might not be all what it's cracked up to be.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.marco.org/2013/05/20/one-person-product" class="link" target="_blank">The One-Person Product – Marco.org</a></h4>
<p>As for me, while I wasn’t a “founder” financially, David was generous with my employee stock options back in the day. I won’t make yacht-and-helicopter money from the acquisition, and I won’t be switching to dedicated day and night iPhones. But as long as I manage investments properly and don’t spend recklessly, Tumblr has given my family a strong safety net and given me the freedom to work on whatever I want. And that’s exactly what I plan to do.</p>
<h4><a href="http://i-0.us/b2w-media-guide" class="link" target="_blank">[UPDATED] &quot; Back to Work Media Survival Guide</a></h4>
<p>An informal appendix of movies and TV shows that are compulsively quoted or referenced by Dan and Merlin. See? It all makes sense now!</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcI-2sTCvDY" class="link" target="_blank">Kiss Kiss Bang Bang: Harry Tosses Perry&#x27;s Gun - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/50998906165/just-your-problem" class="link" target="_blank">Adventure Time - “I’m Just Your Problem” -... | kung fu grippe</a></h4>
<p>That Olivia Olson has some serious pipes.She not only voices Marceline’s speaking voice, but sings many of her awesome songs.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001MIZMJS/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: ACT Restoring Mouthwash, Cool Splash Mint, 18-Ounce Bottle (Pack of 4): Health &amp; Personal Care</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/05/facebook-one-year-later-what-really-happened-in-the-biggest-ipo-flop-ever/275987/" class="link" target="_blank">Facebook, One Year Later: What Really Happened in the Biggest IPO Flop Ever - Khadeeja Safdar - The Atlantic</a></h4>
<p>After Facebook's disastrous debut, the preferred clients of big banks walked away with huge profits. How? Public documents and interviews with dozens of investment bankers and research analysts reveal that the Street caught wind of something the public didn't. The social network and the banks told half the story. Here is the other half.</p>
<h4><a href="http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=46688" class="link" target="_blank">Edited for television: Best and worst - Straight Dope Message Board</a></h4>
<p>What, in your opinion, have been the most memorable things censors have changed when movies are aired on the small screen? I always try to remember what swear words came where, to see what they'll do to them on television.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQUdJ6FdUQ0" class="link" target="_blank">Big Lebowski - Edited For TV... Badly - YouTube</a></h4>
<p>"You see what happens Larry? You see what happens when you find a stranger in the alps?!?!"</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0307741206/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety (Vintage): Alan W. Watts: 9780307741202: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>"We spend too much time trying to anticipate and plan for the future; too much time lamenting the past. We often miss the pleasures of the moment in our anxious efforts to ensure the next moment is as enjoyable. Drawing from Eastern philosophy and religion, Watts argues that it is only by acknowledging what we do not and cannot know, that we can find something truly worth knowing. In order to lead a fulfilling life, one must embrace the present—live fully in the now."</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kZg_ALxEz0" class="link" target="_blank">[VIDEO] Blake&#x27;s monologue from &quot;Glengarry Glen Ross&quot;</a></h4>
<p>"Go and do likewise gents. Money's out there. You pick it up, it's yours. You don't, I got no sympathy for you. "</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Godfather_Saga" class="link" target="_blank">The Godfather Saga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The Godfather Saga is a TV miniseries that combines The Godfather and The Godfather Part II into one film. It originally aired on NBC over four consecutive nights (one three-hour segment and three two-hour segments) in November 1977. The Godfather Saga is also known as The Godfather: The Complete Novel For Television, The Godfather: A Novel for Television, and The Godfather Novella. The television version was the basis for a shorter, 1981 video release known as The Godfather 1902–1959: The Complete Epic. Following the release of The Godfather Part III in 1990, a third unified version was released to video in 1992 entitled The Godfather Trilogy: 1901–1980.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0809488/combined" class="link" target="_blank">&quot;The Godfather: A Novel for Television&quot; (1977)</a></h4>
<p>The first two Godfather films were re-edited together in chronological order with additional footage added.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.thebolditalic.com/thebolditalic/stories/303-neighborhood-watch" class="link" target="_blank">Neighborhood Watch - The Bold Italic - San Francisco</a></h4>
<p>"I have seen knife fights before. I have never seen one before breakfast."</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1568496915/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">I Am Not Spock: Leonard Nimoy: 9781568496917: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0786889101/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">I Am Spock: Leonard Nemoy: 9780786889105: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.comicvine.com/the-x-men-129-god-spare-the-child/4000-20114/" class="link" target="_blank">The X-Men #129 - God Spare The Child... (Issue)</a></h4>
<p>Note: This is the first appearance of the popular X-men Kitty Pryde, Carmen pryde, Terri Pryde, Donald Pierce, Harry Leland, and Emma Frost (who was a villain during her first appearances). And one of the greatest X-men-villains, Sebastian Shaw.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Wars" class="link" target="_blank">Secret Wars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Kenner had licensed the DC Heroes. Mattel had He-Man, but wanted to hedge in case superheroes became the next big fad. They were interested in Marvel's characters, but only if we staged a publishing event that would get a lot of attention, and they could build a theme around. Fans, especially young fans often suggested to me "one big story with all the heroes and all the villains in it", so I proposed that. It flew. Mattel thought that kids responded well to the word "secret", so after a couple of working names bit the dust, we called the story "Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars".</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.somebits.com/weblog/" class="link" target="_blank">Nelson&#x27;s Weblog</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame" class="link" target="_blank">Aspartame - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Aspartame is an artificial, non-saccharide sweetener used as a sugar substitute in some foods and beverages. In the European Union, it is codified as E951. Aspartame is a methyl ester of the aspartic acid/phenylalanine dipeptide. It was first sold under the brand name NutraSweet; since 2009 it also has been sold under the brand name AminoSweet. It was first synthesized in 1965 and the patent expired in 1992.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.fiftythree.com/paper" class="link" target="_blank">Paper | FiftyThree</a></h4>
<p>"Five essential tools optimized for the creative process to Sketch, Write, Draw, Outline and Color. Start with Draw and purchase additional tools from the in-app store."</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVHJrz6Sk7U" class="link" target="_blank">[VIDEO] Glengarry Glen Ross - &quot;Oh, what a big MAN you are!&quot;</a></h4>
<p>"Your pal closes, and all that comes out of your mouth is BILE. Ewwww! "</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.43folders.com/2011/03/28/scared-shitless" class="link" target="_blank">[VIDEO] Scared Shitless | 43 Folders</a></h4>
<p>"You can be scared and still do it anyway. Regardless of whatever it is."</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1197709/Monster-rock-Allen-Klein-swindled-The-Stones-broke-The-Beatles-rock-n-rolls-ruthless-Svengali.html" class="link" target="_blank">Monster of rock: Allen Klein swindled The Stones and broke up The Beatles and is still rock &#x27;n&#x27; roll&#x27;s most ruthless Svengali | Mail Online</a></h4>
<p>"In Britain we only really became aware of Klein when the Rolling Stones' first manager, Andrew Loog Oldham, suddenly sold the group to him, without consulting them."</p>
<h4><a href="http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2011/07/mathew_knowles_worst_music_managers.php" class="link" target="_blank">Top 10 Music Managers Who Fucked Over Their Clients - Los Angeles - Music - West Coast Sound</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Joel" class="link" target="_blank">Billy Joel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>In August 1989, just before the album was released, Joel fired his manager (and former brother-in-law) Frank Weber after an audit revealed major discrepancies in Weber's accounting. Joel subsequently sued Weber for $90 million, claiming fraud and breach of fiduciary duty and in January 1990 he was awarded $2 million in a partial judgement against Weber; in April, the court dismissed a $30 million countersuit filed by Weber.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.contactmusic.com/photo/rob-corddry-la-pain-gain-premiere_3622432" class="link" target="_blank">Rob Corddry - Los Angeles Premiere of &quot;Pain &amp; Gain&quot; held... | Rob Corddry Picture 3622432 | Contactmusic.com</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://news.moviefone.com/2013/04/24/pain-gain-la-premiere_n_3148082.html" class="link" target="_blank">&#x27;Pain &amp; Gain&#x27; L.A. Premiere: Mark Wahlberg, Rebel Wilson Wow on the Red Carpet (PHOTOS)</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/511.html" class="link" target="_blank">Quote Details: Henry David Thoreau: Beware of all enterprises... - The Quotations Page</a></h4>
<p>"Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes."</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_sum_game" class="link" target="_blank">Zero–sum game - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>In game theory and economic theory, a zero–sum game is a mathematical representation of a situation in which a participant's gain (or loss) of utility is exactly balanced by the losses (or gains) of the utility of the other participant(s). If the total gains of the participants are added up, and the total losses are subtracted, they will sum to zero. Thus cutting a cake, where taking a larger piece reduces the amount of cake available for others, is a zero–sum game if all participants value each unit of cake equally (see marginal utility). In contrast, non-zero–sum describes a situation in which the interacting parties' aggregate gains and losses are either less than or more than zero. A zero–sum game is also called a strictly competitive game while non-zero–sum games can be either competitive or non-competitive. Zero–sum games are most often solved with the minimax theorem which is closely related to linear programming duality, or with Nash equilibrium.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/incomparable/141" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | The Incomparable #141: Tony Stark Wants the Credit</a></h4>
<p>Put on your high-tech suit of armor and join us for our discussion of "Iron Man 3." We talk about Tony's post-traumatic stress, his problematic relationship with technology, and his questionable choice to use remote armor to give a present to his girlfriend. We also discuss the pros and cons of the first two Iron Man movies, analyze how this film fits in as a post-"Avengers" story, and appreciate Tony's MacGyver moment.</p>
<p>Special guests Lisa Schmeiser &amp; Scott McNulty.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_service" class="link" target="_blank">Fan service - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Fan service, fanservice, or service cut, is a term originating from anime and manga fandom for material in a series which is intentionally added to please the audience. It is about "servicing" the fan - giving the fans "exactly what they want". Fan service usually refers to "gratuitous titillation", but can also refer to intertextual references to other series.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JhzGUVVeqU" class="link" target="_blank">Superchunk - &quot;Seed Toss&quot; (1991)</a></h4>
<p>"You're tossing your SEEDS around!"</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/233/starting-from-scratch?act=2#play" class="link" target="_blank">Starting from Scratch | This American Life</a></h4>
<p>Segment: "Making Money The Old Fashioned Way."</p>
<p>Mary Beth Kirchner documents one day in the life of a hustler named Joe, who wakes up every morning broke, hustles as much as $10,000 during the day and then loses most of it by the time he goes to bed. What it's like to start from scratch every day of your life.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgcTvoWjZJU" class="link" target="_blank">The Specials - Nelson Mandela - YouTube</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:36:53TOPIC: What would you do differently if you had a "safety net?"TOPIC: What would you do differently if you had a "safety net?"
This week, Dan and Merlin congratulate their pal, Marco, on the acquisition of a company he helped co-found.
Which leads to the nominal topic: what kind of safety net would you need to feel secure, do the things you'd like, and mostly banish the more persistent cumulonimbus clouds of your own anxiety?
Many angles are explored. Why was Elvis unhappy? How is habitual Schadenfreude and automatic bile ensmallening our culture? Can we ever be—let alone feel—truly secure? And, how much of our old selves do we end up lugging along inside every suitcase we carry?
Pretty great episode. Especially if you like the ones where Merlin gets all mad. Those are usually good ones.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann119: Big Bag of Pandora's Potatoeshttp://5by5.tv/b2w/119
http://5by5.tv/b2w/119Tue, 14 May 2013 21:30:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Macintosh Nostalgia and Utter Apple ID Madness.
This week, after an entirely appropriate amount of very important follow-up, Dan and Merlin talk about Susan Kare's original Mac icons, why they're not going to be appearing on John Siracusa's t-shirt, plus the litany of completely monkeyballs problems that now has Merlin ready to literally shoot his Apple ID in the back of the head, mob-style.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Macintosh Nostalgia and Utter Apple ID Madness.</p>
<p>This week, after an entirely appropriate amount of very important follow-up, Dan and Merlin talk about Susan Kare's original Mac icons, why they're not going to be appearing on John Siracusa's t-shirt, plus the litany of completely monkeyballs problems that now has Merlin ready to <em>literally</em> shoot his Apple ID in the back of the head, mob-style.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://i-0.us/BTTDL032" class="link" target="_blank">Beyond the To Do List - &quot;Merlin Mann Interview&quot;</a></h4>
<p>For the 1st time, the origin story behind Back to Work can be told.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/incomparable/140" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | The Incomparable #140: The Sublime Magicks of Exposition</a></h4>
<p>No more mutants! We discuss the 2005 Marvel Comics miniseries "House of M," in which writer Brian Michael Bendis gets to show off his love of meetings, Doctor Strange, and meetings chaired by Doctor Strange! Also, there's a crazy "What If?" style parallel universe, approximately a billion spin-offs, and in the cruelest twist, Peter Parker is briefly allowed to be happy. And finally there's a shocking finale that set the tone for mutant storylines up to the present day. Listen before the Scarlet Witch wishes this podcast out of existence!Special guests Andy Ihnatko, Lisa Schmeiser, Merlin Mann, and Moisés Chiullan.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/afterdark/372" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | After Dark #372: No More Merlins: Cut From The Incomparable #140</a></h4>
<p>Plenty of comics nerdery from The Incomparable's "House of M" episode.Special guests Andy Ihnatko, Jason Snell, Lisa Schmeiser, Merlin Mann, and Moisés Chiullan.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.creativethink.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Creative Think - Roger von Oech</a></h4>
<p>Roger von Oech is an author, inventor, and speaker. His seminars and products have enriched the creativity of millions of people around the world.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_von_Oech" class="link" target="_blank">Roger von Oech - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Roger von Oech (born Feb. 16, 1948) is an American speaker, conference organizer, author, and toy-maker whose focus has been on the study of creativity.</p>
<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/RogervonOech" class="link" target="_blank">Roger von Oech (RogervonOech) on Twitter</a></h4>
<p>Author (A Whack on the Side of the Head, Creative Whack Pack), inventor (Ball of Whacks, X-Ball, Y-Ball), iPhone/iPad App http://j.mp/cwpap</p>
<h4><a href="https://panic.com/statusboard/" class="link" target="_blank">Status Board (iPad app by Panic)</a></h4>
<p>You've got data. The news. Your calendar. Active projects and e-mail queues. Sales totals and bug counts. Your data isn't going away. Let's make data beautiful.Status Board takes your data and gives it meaning. Use the easy built-in panels. Or massage your data for our Graph and Table panels. It's going to be awesome.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.comixology.com/Age-of-Ultron/comics-series/9823" class="link" target="_blank">Age of Ultron Digital Comics - Comics by comiXology</a></h4>
<p>For years the heroes of the Marvel Universe have lived in fear that the artificial intelligence known as Ultron would one day evolve to fulfill its desire to wipe out all organic life and take over the Earth -- that day has arrived. The Avengers worst nightmare is here-- the Age of Ultron has begun.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Ultron" class="link" target="_blank">Age of Ultron - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>"Age of Ultron" (abbreviated AU) is a 10-issue limited series comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics, that involves the return of Ultron and his conquest of the earth.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/50405320613/tug-of-war" class="link" target="_blank">On preventing a tug-of-war</a></h4>
<p>"By far the best way to prevent a tug-of-war is to not pick up your end of the rope."</p>
<p>—Don Lancaster</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.nathanshubert.com/2013/05/13/making-musical-influences-your-own-a-followup/" class="link" target="_blank">Making musical influences your own, a followup | Nathan Shubert</a></h4>
<p>I think it’s incredibly important for all creative people to actively search out that which inspires them, and to figure out what it is about it specifically that speaks to them. But after that, it’s time to move on to the artist persona, to create something truly your own.</p>
<h4><a href="http://disapocrypha.com/post/50022673370" class="link" target="_blank">[IMG] In which disapocrypha gets Siracusa close to different metal.</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/mpu/136" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Mac Power Users #136: iOS Automation</a></h4>
<p>David and Katie talk about their favorite apps and tools for automating tasks on iOS</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Advocate_(film)" class="link" target="_blank">The Devil&#x27;s Advocate (1997 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The Devil's Advocate (marketed as Devil's Advocate) is a 1997 American mystery thriller film based on Andrew Neiderman's novel of the same name. It is directed by Taylor Hackford and stars Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, and Charlize Theron.</p>
<h4><a href="http://beyondthetodolist.com/merlin-mann-on-inbox-zero-getting-things-done-opportunity-cost-and-sunk-cost-fallacy/" class="link" target="_blank">Merlin Mann on Inbox Zero, Getting Things Done, Opportunity Cost and Sunk Cost Fallacy – BTTDL032</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.kare.com/portfolio/03_apple_macicons.html" class="link" target="_blank">Susan Kare - User Interface Graphics - Apple Mac Icons</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Lisa" class="link" target="_blank">Apple Lisa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The Lisa is a personal computer designed by Apple Computer, Inc. during the early 1980s. It was the first personal computer to offer a graphical user interface in an inexpensive machine aimed at individual business users.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II_series" class="link" target="_blank">Apple II series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The Apple II series (trademarked with square brackets as "Apple ][") is a set of 8-bit home computers, one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products,[1] designed primarily by Steve Wozniak, manufactured by Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.) and introduced in 1977 with the original Apple II. In terms of ease of use, features and expandability the Apple II was a major technological advancement over its predecessor, the Apple I, a limited-production bare circuit board computer for electronics hobbyists that pioneered many features that made the Apple II a commercial success.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.pc-history.org/tandymod3.htm" class="link" target="_blank">The Model III TRS-80 System</a></h4>
<p>The TRS-80 Model III was one of the most successful computers ever built. It was used in schools throughout the United States, replacing the failing Commodores. It was used in offices, factories, and homes. By 1983, when it was replaced by the Model 4, a couple of million must have been sold. (Radio Shack has never given out the figures.) It was supported by the largest software libraries in existence up to that time, and several other operating systems were written for it. It became the standard grade school computer in thousands of school districts and the mainstay of small business.</p>
<h4><a href="http://adventuretime.wikia.com/wiki/The_Enchiridion_(book)" class="link" target="_blank">The Enchiridion (book) - The Adventure Time Wiki. Mathematical!</a></h4>
<p>The Enchiridion (which translates to "The Handbook" or "The Manual") was an ancient book with codes of conduct, guidelines, and other helpful information for heroes. The book had great power which allowed it to tear open worm holes between dimensions in the multiverse. It was destroyed by Finn in "The Lich" in order to stop the Lich from gaining access to the multiverse (although, the Lich still made it. See "The Lich" for more details.)</p>
<h4><a href="http://journals.lww.com/acsm-healthfitness/Fulltext/2013/05000/HIGH_INTENSITY_CIRCUIT_TRAINING_USING_BODY_WEIGHT_.5.aspx" class="link" target="_blank">HIGH-INTENSITY CIRCUIT TRAINING USING BODY WEIGHT: Maximum R... : ACSM&#x27;s Health &amp; Fitness Journal</a></h4>
<p>To address the limitations of traditional exercise protocols and provide an effective and efficient program for our clients, one of the exercise strategies we use is high-intensity circuit training (HICT) using body weight as resistance. Our approach combines aerobic and resistance training into a single exercise bout lasting approximately 7 minutes. Participants can repeat the 7-minute bout 2 to 3 times, depending on the amount of time they have. As body weight provides the only form of resistance, the program can be done anywhere.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil#Demons" class="link" target="_blank">Devil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>In some religions and traditions, these titles are separate demons</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/beliefs/devil_and_demons.htm" class="link" target="_blank">Demons in Christian Belief - ReligionFacts.com</a></h4>
<p>In Christian belief, angels were created good but were endowed with free will just as humans were. Some of them rebelled against God, were banished from heaven, and became demons. The English word "demon" comes from the Greek daemon (&#948;&#945;&#943;&#956;&#969;&#957;), which originally referred to any spirit but came to be associated with only evil spirits.In Christian teaching, the leader of the rebellious angels was Satan, who has became humanity's chief adversary. He is identified with the serpent who tempts Adam and Eve in Genesis.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.lectricshave.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Lectric Shave</a></h4>
<p>"Blade Close. Lectric Smooth™"</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/50440036318/so" class="link" target="_blank">Age of Ultron, #5 </a></h4>
<p>Erm. That’s actually Tony’s MK III armor.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_IJEfHpdd0" class="link" target="_blank">It&#x27;s Showtime, Folks - YouTube</a></h4>
<p>Classic Roy Scheider in <em>All That Jazz</em>.</p>
<h4><a href="http://dutchsubs.tumblr.com/" class="link" target="_blank">hard coded Dutch subs</a></h4>
<p>"Learning Dutch the hard way."</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.tigerbalm.com/us/pages/tb_product?product_id=3" class="link" target="_blank">Tiger Balm Ultra</a></h4>
<p>When you're ready to nuke the pain, you're ready for Tiger Balm Ultra.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=greg+land+o+face&amp;safe=off&amp;tbm=isch&amp;tbo=u&amp;source=univ&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=gZ-SUcW4CuKpiAKZrIF4&amp;ved=0CD4QsAQ&amp;biw=1630&amp;bih=1435#safe=off&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=1&amp;q=%22greg+land%22+o+face&amp;oq=%22greg+land%22+o+face&amp;gs_l=img.3...3445.5036.0.5364.2.2.0." class="link" target="_blank">&quot;greg land&quot; o face - Google Search</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/lschmeiser" class="link" target="_blank">Lisa Schmeiser (lschmeiser) on Twitter</a></h4>
<p>Shrineless Maniac</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/people/lisa-schmeiser" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Lisa Schmeiser</a></h4>
<p>Lisa Schmeiser is normally very good about making her New Years' resolutions happen, but it looks like this will be yet another year where "write a scintillating biography in the third person" is a nonstarter. She is a veteran writer and editor with expertise in covering the technology and business worlds.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/50406087622/what-a-dick" class="link" target="_blank">The Avengers #213 (1981) Hank Pym is such a... | kung fu grippe</a></h4>
<p>Hank Pym is such a dick.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/43132458508/no-cake-in-the-conference-room" class="link" target="_blank">Meetings can be…awkward.</a></h4>
<p>"Everyone assumed someone else would bring bagels.But, alas: no one brought bagels."</p>
<p>Brian Michael Bendis LOVES meetings.</p>
<p>This week's episode of <a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w" title="5by5 | Back to Work - 5by5 - Back to Work"><em>Back to Work</em></a> is kindly sponsored by <a href="http://www.squarespace.com/backtowork" title="Build a Website - Squarespace - Squarespace is the easiest way for anyone to create an exceptional website. Pages, galleries, blogs, domains, hosting, analytics, 24/7 support - all included.">Squarespace</a> (use offer code "<strong><code>enchiridion</code></strong>" for an additional 10% off).</p>
Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:28:33TOPIC: Macintosh Nostalgia and Utter Apple ID Madness.TOPIC: Macintosh Nostalgia and Utter Apple ID Madness.
This week, after an entirely appropriate amount of very important follow-up, Dan and Merlin talk about Susan Kare's original Mac icons, why they're not going to be appearing on John Siracusa's t-shirt, plus the litany of completely monkeyballs problems that now has Merlin ready to literally shoot his Apple ID in the back of the head, mob-style.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann118: One-Step Corn Kernelerhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/118
http://5by5.tv/b2w/118Tue, 07 May 2013 21:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Toward an (Admittedly Dubious) Unified Field Theory of Creativity
This week, Dan and Merlin consider a framework for understanding the basic modes and focal lengths involved in producing creative work.
Why and how do we get so hung up and frustrated about getting good at what we do? Why's it so hard to take an abstract idea for making something great, then end up feeling pathologically stymied when we struggle to actually make it?
The boys return to the classic topic of expertise, especially the frustrating ironies that separate the pro from the amateur from the, as they say, "failure."
Also under consideration is Roger Von Oech's fascinating modal, character-based approach to making stuff—acknowledging the very different work of the Explorer, Artist, Judge, and Warrior. But, critically, also striving to keep those characters in the right order and on the right parts of the right task at the right time. Then, knowing when to change things up.
Finally, there's a bit of discussion on Merlin's squirrely obsession with focal length—to not only choose the right mode at the right time, but to stay open to the idea of alternately zooming way out and way in at each step of the process. Accepting the benefits and trade-offs of switching between your macro and fish-eye lenses.
It's a really good episode—at least way better than it sounds. And, the hosts agree that, until you find a better model for understanding How to Make Stuff, you could do a lot worse than giving this admittedly Byzantine method a spin for yourself.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Toward an (Admittedly Dubious) Unified Field Theory of Creativity</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin consider a framework for understanding the basic modes and focal lengths involved in producing creative work.</p>
<p>Why and how do we get so hung up and frustrated about getting good at what we do? Why's it so hard to take an abstract idea for making something great, then end up feeling pathologically stymied when we struggle to actually <em>make it</em>?</p>
<p>The boys return to the classic topic of <em>expertise</em>, especially the frustrating ironies that separate the pro from the amateur from the, as they say, "failure."</p>
<p>Also under consideration is Roger Von Oech's fascinating modal, character-based approach to making stuff—acknowledging the very different work of the Explorer, Artist, Judge, and Warrior. But, critically, also striving to keep those characters in the right order and on the right parts of the right task at the right time. Then, knowing when to change things up.</p>
<p>Finally, there's a bit of discussion on Merlin's squirrely obsession with <em>focal length</em>—to not only choose the right mode at the right time, but to stay open to the idea of alternately zooming way out and way in at each step of the process. Accepting the benefits and trade-offs of switching between your macro and fish-eye lenses.</p>
<p>It's a really good episode—at least way better than it sounds. And, the hosts agree that, until you find a better model for understanding How to Make Stuff, you could do a lot worse than giving this admittedly Byzantine method a spin for yourself.</p>
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<h4><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/mye9ot7wx9v5t09/mdm-te-snippets.md" class="link" target="_blank">Selection of Merlin&#x27;s TextExpander 4 Snippets</a></h4>
<p>Extremely random stash of Merlin's TextExpander snippets, as mentioned in <a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w"><em>Back to Work</em></a>, <a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/116">Episode #116</a>.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/merlin/3970549456/in/datetaken/" class="link" target="_blank">This explains everything | Flickr - Photo Sharing!</a></h4>
<p>In which Merlin presents his highly dubious Unified Field Theory of Creativity.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/49423690622/john-siracusa-on-flu-shots" class="link" target="_blank">[AUDIO] kung fu grippe - &quot;Origin Stories: John Siracusa on Flu Shots&quot;</a></h4>
<p>5by5 | Hypercritical #38: Virtually Spotless (October 14, 2011)</p>
<p>Genesis of The Siracusa Flu Principle.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1563893428/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Batman: The Dark Knight Returns: Frank Miller, Klaus Janson, Lynn Varley: 9781563893421: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>Written by Frank Miller. No spoilers, please.</p>
<h4><a href="http://marvel.wikia.com/Pym_Particles" class="link" target="_blank">Pym Particles - Marvel Comics Database</a></h4>
<p>Dr. Henry Pym originally discovered and isolated a rare group of subatomic particles, which have become known as the "Pym Particles", which could increase or decrease the size and mass of objects or living beings. The Pym Particles work by stunting matter into the Kosmos Dimension when shrinking an subject or accruing extra matter from that dimension when enlarging.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.comicvine.com/pym-particles/4015-42077/" class="link" target="_blank">Pym Particles (Concept)</a></h4>
<p>Pym particles first existed in an elixir form that had to be splashed on the object to enlarge or shrink it. Eventually this elixir was made into a gas so if could be quickly aspirated for easier transportation. After accidentally transforming into Giant-Man, Pym further refined the chemical into a variety of color-coded pills. The particles still proved unstable as they trapped Pym at a height of 12 feet. Pym Particles work by the user either shunting mass to the Kosmos Dimension (for shrinking) or taking mass (for growing).</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/public_lightbox.mhtml?lightbox_id=18710513&amp;code=fa7827a35df36733933c0f5b3e882573" class="link" target="_blank">camping : Shutterstock Stock Photography</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000M0MJU2/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Intex Raised Downy Queen Airbed with Built-in Electric Pump: Sports &amp; Outdoors</a></h4>
<p>Raised queen-sized inflatable airbed with dual chamber construction</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B003W09LTQ/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Aqua Notes - Waterproof Notepad: Home &amp; Kitchen</a></h4>
<p>AquaNotes? provides a convenient method for preserving notes, sketches, and records without having to worry about the soggy results that occur when trying to write on traditional paper in wet environments. Let AquaNotesTM meet your need for a paper pad that can take whatever the weatherman dishes out!</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMRmV1Sj6j4" class="link" target="_blank">[VIDEO] &quot;The Shining&quot; - &quot;Have you ever had a SINGLE moment&#x27;s THOUGHT about MY responsibilities?!?&quot;</a></h4>
<p>JACK TORRANCE: Have you ever had a SINGLE MOMENT'S THOUGHT about my responsibilities? Have you ever thought, for a single solitary moment about my responsibilities to my employers? Has it ever occurred to you that I have agreed to look after the OVERLOOK Hotel until May the FIRST. Does it MATTER TO YOU AT ALL that the OWNERS have placed their COMPLETE CONFIDENCE and TRUST in me, and that I have signed a letter of agreement, a CONTRACT, in which I have accepted that RESPONSIBILITY? Do you have the SLIGHTEST IDEA, what a MORAL AND ETHICAL PRINCIPLE IS, DO YOU? Has it ever occurred to you what would happen to my future, if I were to fail to live up to my responsibilities? Has it ever occurred to you? HAS IT?</p>
<h4><a href="http://i-0.us/b2w-media-guide" class="link" target="_blank">&quot;Back to Work&quot; Media Survival Guide</a></h4>
<p>It's a start.</p>
<h4><a href="http://litemind.com/creativity-roles/" class="link" target="_blank">Deconstructing Creativity: The 4 Roles You Need to Play to be Fully Creative - Litemind</a></h4>
<p>These concepts above are not new. The idea of the four creativity roles comes from Roger Von Oech‘s classic work on creativity A Whack on the Side of the Head, as well as the Creative Whack Pack (which is a deck of cards where each of the four roles is a suit — very fun, do check it out too).</p>
<h4><a href="http://creative.web.net/node/799" class="link" target="_blank">The four roles of the creative process | creative.web.net</a></h4>
<p>The following is from A Kick in the Seat of the Pants: Using Your Explorer, Artist, Judge,</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0446404667/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative: Roger von Oech: 9780446404662: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060960248/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">A Kick in the Seat of the Pants: Using Your Explorer, Artist, Judge, and Warrior to Be More Creative: Roger Von Oech: 9780060960247: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/62" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #62: Cultural Molasses</a></h4>
<p>TOPIC: Karmasucks, No-Sayers, and Black and White Thinking.</p>
<p>Dan and Merlin consider the karmasucks and black and white thinking that lead to inertia and a culture of derision.</p>
<p>Anyone can laugh at an agenda, and it only takes one turd in the punchbowl to ruin the party, so don't ask permission, ask yes or no questions, and keep your judge behind your explorer.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/49448649232/dan-is-awesome-ellie-put-most-of-the-stickers" class="link" target="_blank">[IMG] kung fu grippe - Awesome Comic Book Keyboard Stickers</a></h4>
<p>Dan is awesome. Ellie put most of the stickers on herself. What a cool present.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.regretsy.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Regretsy | Where DIY Meets WTF</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/110024423/macbook-keyboard-super-hero-skin?ref=shop_home_feat" class="link" target="_blank">Macbook Keyboard Super Hero Skin by killerduckdecals on Etsy</a></h4>
<p>Tired of typing away, answering the same emails, writing the same invites, posting the same status updates.... typing the same item descriptions? Super Hero's (and villains) unite! Its like the comic book alphabet bending to the power of your almighty fingertips. This will actually fit both the wireless 13", 15" MacBooks and most MacBook Airs. PLUS it won't block out the awesome backlit keys of the keyboards underneath.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B003T0CAFG/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Amco One-Step Corn Kerneler: Kitchen &amp; Dining</a></h4>
<p>Amco Houseworks, an award-winning brand, has been making cooking and cleaning easier since the 1970s. It's a commitment that's earned it the love and respect of professional and home cooks around the world. Amco Houseworks creates quality, innovative, stylishly designed kitchen tools and accessories that help people enhance the quality of their cooking and entertaining. Amco Houseworks uses commercial grade stainless steel to craft its top quality kitchen utensils and accessories. We specialize in combining precision and performance to create stylishly designed premium kitchen tools. Our products are innovative, are intuitive and easy to use for the cooking enthusiast. This Amco one-step coren kerneler easily removes kernels from the cob in one quick motion. Place the corn kerneler at the narrow end of the cob and press straight down to the bottom of the cob. All kernels will collect neatly and there'll be no more kernel mess to clean up. It holds approximately 2 ears of kernels. To empty, pour kernels from the spout and start again. It is designed with a stainless steel blade that adjusts to the width of the corn and is top rack dishwasher safe.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inedia" class="link" target="_blank">Inedia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Breatharianism is a related concept, in which believers claim food and possibly water are not necessary, and that humans can be sustained solely by prana (the vital life force in Hinduism), or, according to some, by the energy in sunlight (according to Ayurveda, sunlight is one of the main sources of prana). The terms breatharianism or inedia may also refer to this philosophy practised as a lifestyle in place of the usual diet.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/pipeline/7" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | The Pipeline #7: Merlin Mann</a></h4>
<p>Merlin Mann is an independent writer, speaker, and broadcaster. He's the creator of 43 Folders, the co-host of You Look Nice Today, a regular guest on MacBreak Weekly, and the author of an upcoming book entitled Inbox Zero.We discuss figuring out and focusing on your values, a new perspective on productivity, ignoring the lizard brain, doing what you like, rejecting novelty, serving the right audience, Picaso, cognition, action, self-discovery, mindfulness, buddhism, and the new book.You can find out more about Merlin on his website, via his weblog, Kung Fu Grippe, and by following him on Twitter.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1439156816/ref=redir_mdp_mobile" class="link" target="_blank">On Writing: 10th Anniversary Edition: A Memoir of the Craft:Amazon:Books</a></h4>
<p>“Long live the King” hailed Entertainment Weekly upon publication of Stephen King’s On Writing. Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer’s craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have. King’s advice is grounded in his vivid memories from childhood through his emergence as a writer, from his struggling early career to his widely reported, near-fatal accident in 1999—and how the inextricable link between writing and living spurred his recovery. Brilliantly structured, friendly and inspiring, On Writing will empower and entertain everyone who reads it—fans, writers, and anyone who loves a great story well told.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0743235274/ref=redir_mdp_mobile" class="link" target="_blank">The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life:Amazon:Books</a></h4>
<p>All it takes to make creativity a part of your life is the willingness to make it a habit. It is the product of preparation and effort, and is within reach of everyone. Whether you are a painter, musician, businessperson, or simply an individual yearning to put your creativity to use, The Creative Habit provides you with thirty-two practical exercises based on the lessons Twyla Tharp has learned in her remarkable thirty-five-year career.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0671530771/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way: Stan Lee, John Buscema: 9780671530778: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>Stan Lee, the Mighty Man from Marvel, and John Buscema, active and adventuresome artist behind the Silver Surfer, Conan the Barbarian, the Mighty Thor and Spider-Man, have collaborated on this comics compendium: an encyclopedia of information for creating your own superhero comic strips. Using artwork from Marvel comics as primary examples, Buscema graphically illustrates the hitherto mysterious methods of comic art. Stan Lee's pithy prose gives able assistance and advice to the apprentice artist. Bursting with Buscema's magnificent illustrations and Lee's laudable word-magic, How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way belongs in the library of every kid who has ever wanted to illustrate his or her own comic strip.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.criterion.com/films/150-8" class="link" target="_blank">8½ (1963) - The Criterion Collection</a></h4>
<p>Marcello Mastroianni plays Guido Anselmi, a director whose new project is collapsing around him, along with his life. One of the greatest films about film ever made, Federico Fellini’s 8½ (Otto e mezzo) turns one man’s artistic crisis into a grand epic of the cinema. An early working title for 8½ was The Beautiful Confusion, and Fellini’s masterpiece is exactly that: a shimmering dream, a circus, and a magic act.</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:35:49TOPIC: Toward an (Admittedly Dubious) Unified Field Theory of CreativityTOPIC: Toward an (Admittedly Dubious) Unified Field Theory of Creativity
This week, Dan and Merlin consider a framework for understanding the basic modes and focal lengths involved in producing creative work.
Why and how do we get so hung up and frustrated about getting good at what we do? Why's it so hard to take an abstract idea for making something great, then end up feeling pathologically stymied when we struggle to actually make it?
The boys return to the classic topic of expertise, especially the frustrating ironies that separate the pro from the amateur from the, as they say, "failure."
Also under consideration is Roger Von Oech's fascinating modal, character-based approach to making stuff—acknowledging the very different work of the Explorer, Artist, Judge, and Warrior. But, critically, also striving to keep those characters in the right order and on the right parts of the right task at the right time. Then, knowing when to change things up.
Finally, there's a bit of discussion on Merlin's squirrely obsession with focal length—to not only choose the right mode at the right time, but to stay open to the idea of alternately zooming way out and way in at each step of the process. Accepting the benefits and trade-offs of switching between your macro and fish-eye lenses.
It's a really good episode—at least way better than it sounds. And, the hosts agree that, until you find a better model for understanding How to Make Stuff, you could do a lot worse than giving this admittedly Byzantine method a spin for yourself.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann117: The Flu Shots of Siracusa Countyhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/117
http://5by5.tv/b2w/117Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:15:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Offices, and when to get out of them.
This week—in what will surely be remembered as the greatest Back to Work episode of all time—Dan and Merlin eventually talk about working at a desk and when to take it someplace else.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Offices, and when to get out of them.</p>
<p>This week—in what will surely be remembered as the greatest <em>Back to Work</em> episode of all time—Dan and Merlin eventually talk about working at a desk and when to take it someplace else.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://www.squarespace.com/backtowork" class="link" target="_blank">[SPONSOR] Squarespace.com</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://illegal-art.net/allday/" class="link" target="_blank">GIRL TALK - ALL DAY - ILLEGAL ART</a></h4>
<p>All Day is intended to be listened to as a whole. It is broken up into individual tracks only for easier navigation.This album is a free download.Girl Talk thanks all artists sampled.</p>
<h4><a href="http://slugline.co/" class="link" target="_blank">Slugline</a></h4>
<p>Finally, a simple, elegant app for writing screenplays on your Mac. Slugline is a minimal, distraction-free environment for the most important part of screenwriting—the writing part.There are plenty of apps for your final draft. How about one for your first 99?</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/merlin/2414886878/" class="link" target="_blank">&quot;Double Fantasy,&quot; indeed | Flickr - Photo Sharing!</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/humberto_ramos" class="link" target="_blank">humberto ramos (humberto_ramos) on Twitter</a></h4>
<p>comic book creator, karaoke singerneverland · https://www.facebook.com/ramos.comic</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humberto_Ramos" class="link" target="_blank">Humberto Ramos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Humberto Ramos (born 27 November 1970) is a Mexican comic book penciller, best known for his work on American comic books such as Impulse, The Spectacular Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man and his creator-owned series Crimson.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.humbertoramos.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Humberto Ramos Official Site</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://atp.fm/" class="link" target="_blank">Accidental Tech Podcast</a></h4>
<p>A TECH PODCAST WE ACCIDENTALLY CREATED WHILE TRYING TO DO "A CAR SHOW." FEATURING MARCO ARMENT, CASEY LISS, AND JOHN SIRACUSA.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785144005/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Avengers: The Origin (Avengers (Marvel Paperback)): Joe Casey, Phil Noto: 9780785144007: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>Redefining the origin of Earth's Mightiest Heroes! Iron Man! Thor! Ant-Man and the Wasp! Individually, each has the power to fight injustice and protect the innocent. But even the strongest heroes can only do so much when they stand alone. When the mischief god Loki uses the rampaging Hulk as his pawn of destruction in his bid to escape exile, it's up to Earth's Mightiest Heroes to stand together and stop him! The adventures of the Avengers echo throughout history, and it all begins here!</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mj%C3%B6lnir" class="link" target="_blank">Mjölnir - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.arkamix.com/vintage-nike/tennis/nike-killshot-1979" class="link" target="_blank">Nike Killshot 1979 / Tennis / Vintage Nike - Arkamix : Nike, jordan ,nike retro, nike air force one, vintage nike, running nike, collector nike</a></h4>
<p>Virtually identical to Merlin's all-time favorite sneakers.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-11-everybody-knew-what-mr-finnell-did.html" class="link" target="_blank">Ep. 11: &quot;Everybody Knew What Mr. Finnell Did&quot; - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann</a></h4>
<p>The Problems: the status of Napoleon’s hat; historically significant panties on the auction block; major issues in corporal punishment; Liza’s mostly lifelike Naugahyde partner; recovering our Oprah memories; John’s investigative broom closet journalism; the IMAX technology that was wasted on the Gunther Gebel Williams clan; conspiracy theories around Pee-wee’s Sarasota jam-up; why Seattle’s goin’ hungry in the lemon yellow sun; Mr. Finnell’s copy is goldenrod; Donovan’s probably fake smile; tackling our usual authenticity issues; some “e”-zy diaeresis häcks; why John’s just not a fan; the salient différence; Merlin’s glass-lined taxi driver problems; how the sunshine bores the daylights out of the one Rolling Stones lick Merlin knows; knowing how or whether to marry the other one from Wham! (U.K.); an opium-dulled death by a thousand mimeographs; the varieties of childhood paddles; in Soviet Alaska, Teamsters bust you; knowing when to save those pedagogically-stained Dolphin shorts; the seasonal difficulties of adjudicating clowns; some sensitive cultural subtleties of ping-pong; and the complex reasons why John can’t stop playing solitaire in traffic.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/48363199446/multiple-portions-quoted-weekly-grandpa" class="link" target="_blank">[VIDEO] Grandpa Simpson explains elderly union-busting</a></h4>
<p>GRANDPA SIMPSON: We can’t bust heads like we used to. But we have our ways. One trick is to tell stories that don’t go anywhere. Like the time I caught the ferry to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for m’shoe. So I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt. Which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on ‘em. Gimme five bees for a quarter, you’d say. Now where was I… oh yeah. The important thing was that I had an onion tied to my belt, which was the style at the time. You couldn’t get white onions, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones…</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.npr.org/2011/03/07/134342235/E-Book-Tarnishes-The-Reader-Book-Relationship" class="link" target="_blank">E-Book Tarnishes The Reader-Book Relationship : NPR</a></h4>
<p>Commentator Andrei Codrescu is upset that passages on his eBook reader are highlighted. This happens automatically by a crowd-sourcing program. Codrescu says it takes the privacy out of reading.</p>
<h4><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=6iKFn8dlxX8" class="link" target="_blank">Underworld - Born Slippy [Trainspotting] - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfKcu_ze-60" class="link" target="_blank">Brian Eno Ambient 1: Music for Airports (Whole Album) (HQ) - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd5T0J2hviY" class="link" target="_blank">The Wrens - Ex Girl Collection - YouTube</a></h4>
<p>This week's episode of <a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w" title="5by5 | Back to Work - 5by5 - Back to Work"><em>Back to Work</em></a> is kindly sponsored by <a href="http://www.squarespace.com/backtowork" title="Build a Website - Squarespace - Squarespace is the easiest way for anyone to create an exceptional website. Pages, galleries, blogs, domains, hosting, analytics, 24/7 support - all included.">Squarespace</a> (use offer code "<strong><code>yakshaving</code></strong>" for an additional 10% off).</p>
Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:31:41TOPIC: Offices, and when to get out of them.TOPIC: Offices, and when to get out of them.
This week—in what will surely be remembered as the greatest Back to Work episode of all time—Dan and Merlin eventually talk about working at a desk and when to take it someplace else.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann116: Beagle Removal Servicehttp://5by5.tv/b2w/116
http://5by5.tv/b2w/116Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:30:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Quit &amp; Analyze, and Marvel Character Speculation.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about Dan's "Quit &amp; Analyze" episode, then proceed into a very useful conversation about which characters from the Marvel Universe they're each most like.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Quit &amp; Analyze, and Marvel Character Speculation.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about Dan's "Quit &amp; Analyze" episode, then proceed into a very useful conversation about which characters from the Marvel Universe they're each most like.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://smilesoftware.com/b2w" class="link" target="_blank">[SPONSOR] TextExpander: Mac Typing Shortcut Utility Saves You Time</a></h4>
<p>Type more with less effort! TextExpander saves your fingers and your keyboard, expanding custom keyboard shortcuts into frequently-used text and pictures...</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.thenoteboard.com/index.php" class="link" target="_blank">Noteboard®: The pocket whiteboard</a></h4>
<p>Every Noteboard is durable, portable, and infinitely rewritable folds up map-style.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/quit/21" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Quit! #21: Quit &amp; Analyze</a></h4>
<p>Dan is joined by a familiar guest, Marco Arment, to take calls and discuss Marco's very recent sale of Instapaper. They delve deeper and discuss when to hire, outsourcing, feeling burnt out, when to sell, and being selective about which company gets to buy what you've built. They take some listener calls and answer questions about job-seeking in a new town, how to come up with the next great idea, the reinvention of the corporate stooge, what to consider when you're desperate for freelance work, and what to do when you get let go from your job.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785114432/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">She-Hulk Vol. 1: Single Green Female: Dan Slott, Juan Bobillo: 9780785114437: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>Single Green Female, outgoing, intelligent, great sense of humor. Enjoys clubbing, dishing with gal-pals and saving the universe. Ready to put old issues behind and make a fresh start. Contact Jen W. at Avengers Mansion. That's right...everyone's favorite Jade Giantess, She-Hulk, has returned for tons of fun, both on and off the field of battle! Collecting SHE-HULK</p>
<h4><a href="http://smilesoftware.com/textexpander/secureinput.html" class="link" target="_blank">TextExpander and Secure Input</a></h4>
<p>Unfortunately, there are a few situations where Secure Input is left in its “enabled” state when it should not be—when you have finished entering sensitive information, or when you have begun to use a different application than the one that turned on Secure Input. In these cases, you will not be able to use TextExpander until Secure Input is disabled. So how can you disable Secure Input?</p>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_100_Greatest_Marvels_of_All_Time" class="link" target="_blank">100 Greatest Marvels of All Time - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time was a series of trade paperbacks published in 2001 by Marvel Comics. Earlier in the year, the publisher had held a poll asking readers to vote on their favorite issues of Marvel comic book series. The top 25 issues were then reprinted in trade paperback form, with a list in the back of each volume listing the results of the poll from the 100th issue to the last issue contained in that particular volume. Numbers 25 to 6 were published in volumes one through five, each of which contained four issues. The top five issues were each reprinted in their own volumes (volumes six through ten).[edit]</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nausica%C3%A4_of_the_Valley_of_the_Wind_(film)" class="link" target="_blank">Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://x-men.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Omega_level_mutants" class="link" target="_blank">Omega level mutants - X-Men Wiki - Wolverine, Marvel Comics, Origins</a></h4>
<p>The terms "Alpha" and "Omega" (roughly meaning "first" resp. "final") are blurry in-universe terms used by some writers to categorise different characters. Omega mutants are, in theory, supposed to be the most powerful class of mutants, but with time the scope of the term has widened to include a much wider scope of characters that, following the same logic, could technically qualify half the ones in existence.</p>
<h4><a href="http://marvel.wikia.com/Category:Omega_Level_Mutants" class="link" target="_blank">Omega Level Mutants - Marvel Comics Database</a></h4>
<p>PROVEN Omega Level Mutants. A character can only be added to this category if they have a reference for when they were 'outed' as an Omega.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_noise" class="link" target="_blank">White noise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>In signal processing, white noise is a random signal with a flat (constant) power spectral density. In other words, a signal that contains equal power within any frequency band with a fixed width. The term is used, with this or similar meanings, in many scientific and technical disciplines, including physics, acoustic engineering, telecommunications, statistical forecasting, and many more. (Rigorously speaking, "white noise" refers to a statistical model for signals and signal sources, rather than to any specific signal.)</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_note_(disambiguation)" class="link" target="_blank">Brown note (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>A brown note is a hypothetical sound wave that would cause involuntary defecation.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methuselah" class="link" target="_blank">Methuselah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Extra-biblical tradition maintains that he died on the 11th of Cheshvan of the year 1656 (Anno Mundi, after Creation), at the age of 969, seven days before the beginning of the Great Flood.</p>
<h4><a href="http://philnoto.tumblr.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Your Nice New Outfit</a></h4>
<p>(Phil Noto's awesome Tumblr site.)</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monkey%27s_Paw" class="link" target="_blank">The Monkey&#x27;s Paw - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The story is based on the famous "setup" in which three wishes are granted. In the story, the paw of a dead monkey is a talisman that grants its possessor three wishes, but the wishes come with an enormous price for interfering with fate.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOmtcgS0yC8&amp;feature=youtu.be" class="link" target="_blank">The Howling Fat Men of the Coen Brothers - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp8Afm2XolE" class="link" target="_blank">Enjoying My Coffee - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2PtsSKE4mY" class="link" target="_blank">Glengarry Glen Ross - Will you go to lunch? (Kevin Spacey) - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/49227043692/megan" class="link" target="_blank">&quot;Megan Draper,&quot; as drawn by Phil Noto.</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/49236012464/snap" class="link" target="_blank">[IMG] &quot;SNAP&quot;</a></h4>
<p>Poor Gwen. Poor Spidey.</p>
<p>Ugh.</p>
<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/hotdogsladies/status/325467824032215040" class="link" target="_blank">Twitter / hotdogsladies: I really like Greg Land, but ...</a></h4>
<p>"I really like Greg Land, but I wish he'd meet some women with a second facial expression."</p>
<h4><a href="http://marvel.wikia.com/Amazing_Spider-Man_Vol_1_121" class="link" target="_blank">Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 121 - Marvel Comics Database</a></h4>
<p>"She was dead before your webbing reached her! A fall from that height would kill anyone before they struck the ground."</p>
<p>-- Green Goblin (Norman Osborn)</p>
<h4><a href="http://brettterpstra.com/projects/markdown-service-tools/" class="link" target="_blank">Markdown Service Tools - BrettTerpstra.com</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://slugline.co/" class="link" target="_blank">Slugline</a></h4>
<p>This week's episode of <a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w" title="5by5 | Back to Work - 5by5 - Back to Work"><em>Back to Work</em></a> is kindly sponsored by <a href="http://smilesoftware.com/b2w" title="Type more with less effort! TextExpander saves your fingers and your keyboard, expanding custom keyboard shortcuts into frequently-used text and pictures...">Smile's TextExpander</a>.</p>
Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:34:32TOPIC: Quit & Analyze, and Marvel Character Speculation.TOPIC: Quit &amp; Analyze, and Marvel Character Speculation.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about Dan's "Quit &amp; Analyze" episode, then proceed into a very useful conversation about which characters from the Marvel Universe they're each most like.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann115: Invitation to a Blame Partyhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/115
http://5by5.tv/b2w/115Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Fixing the Culture of Meetings
This week, Dan and Merlin address the problems with meetings, and how we can each choose to improve them.
Ten quick ideas?
Purpose
Agenda
Grazing Policy
Hard Edges
Scheduling Guests
Timekeeper
No Ratholes
Focus
Follow-Up
Consistency
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Fixing the Culture of Meetings</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin address the problems with meetings, and how we can each choose to improve them.</p>
<p>Ten quick ideas?</p>
<ol>
<li>Purpose</li>
<li>Agenda</li>
<li>Grazing Policy</li>
<li>Hard Edges</li>
<li>Scheduling Guests</li>
<li>Timekeeper</li>
<li>No Ratholes</li>
<li>Focus</li>
<li>Follow-Up</li>
<li>Consistency</li>
</ol>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/" class="link" target="_blank">[SPONSOR] Stock Photos, Royalty-Free Images and Vectors - Shutterstock</a></h4>
<p>Over 25 million stock photos, illustrations, vectors, and videos</p>
<h4><a href="https://vimeo.com/15579561" class="link" target="_blank">[VIDEO] Merlin Mann - &quot;Broken Meetings (and how you&#x27;ll fix them)&quot;</a></h4>
<p>There's a big elephant in the office today that's becoming harder to ignore—meetings.Even the best meetings can eat up massive person-hours, but those really awful ones will just kill you. You know the type.Those time-wasting, rudderless, repetitious, zombie meetings where "deep dives," "drill downs," and "face time" often mean much is debated, little is accomplished, and everybody leaves feeling broken--AND, often as not, late for their next meeting.In the premiere of this all-new presentation, Merlin Mann attacks Bad Meeting Culture with the same brand of practical, funny, and thought-provoking advice that his popular Inbox Zero talks brought to the topic of email.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/merlinmann/broken-meetings-and-how-youll-fix-them" class="link" target="_blank">[SLIDES] BROKEN MEETINGS (and how you&#x27;ll fix them)</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html" class="link" target="_blank">[ESSAY] Maker&#x27;s Schedule, Manager&#x27;s Schedule (by Paul Graham; 2009)</a></h4>
<p>When you're operating on the maker's schedule, meetings are a disaster. A single meeting can blow a whole afternoon, by breaking it into two pieces each too small to do anything hard in. Plus you have to remember to go to the meeting. That's no problem for someone on the manager's schedule. There's always something coming on the next hour</p>
<h4><a href="http://agiletortoise.com/drafts/" class="link" target="_blank">Drafts - Agile Tortoise</a></h4>
<p>What’s New in Drafts 3.0Extend Drafts with ready-to-install Actions from the Action Directory! ?Drafts is a different kind of note taking app. In Drafts, text comes first – open the app and get a new, blank draft. Don’t get bogged down in a timeline to tweet or post to Facebook and App.net. Don’t tap through multiple screens to compose an email or SMS. Don’t navigate folders, create files and name them just to jot down a note or create a todo. Drafts is available for both iPhone and iPad.</p>
<h4><a href="http://adventuretime.wikia.com/wiki/Mushroom_War" class="link" target="_blank">Mushroom War - The Adventure Time Wiki. Mathematical!</a></h4>
<p>The Mushroom War (usually referred to as the Great Mushroom War) is the cause of the post-apocalyptic condition of the Land of Ooo. Not much is known about the war at the moment, but the inclusion of "mushroom" in the title is probably referring to the mushroom shaped explosion generated by atomic weapons. If so, then it is likely that the Land of Ooo and the creatures who inhabit it were created from the nuclear fallout that irradiated the land. The Mushroom War is most likely started by mankind being at war with one another, but on a nuclear scale (such as during the Cold War or the end of WWII).</p>
<h4><a href="http://adventuretime.wikia.com/wiki/The_Enchiridion_(book)" class="link" target="_blank">The Enchiridion (book) - The Adventure Time Wiki. Mathematical!</a></h4>
<p>The Enchiridion (which translates to "The Handbook" or "The Manual") was an ancient book with codes of conduct, guidelines, and other helpful information for heroes. The book had great power which allowed it to tear open worm holes between dimensions in the multiverse. It was destroyed by Finn in "The Lich" in order to stop the Lich from gaining access to the multiverse (although, the Lich still made it. See "The Lich" for more details.)</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1419705644/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: The Adventure Time Encyclopaedia (Encyclopedia): Inhabitants, Lore, Spells, and Ancient Crypt Warnings of the Land of Ooo Circa 19.56 B.G.E. - 501 A.G.E.</a></h4>
<p>What time is it? Adventure Time?! Explore the magical world of Ooo with Jake the dog and Finn the human, along with the Ice King, Princess Bubblegum, Marceline the Vampire Queen, and all your favorite Adventure Time characters, in this first official guide to Cartoon Network?s hit animated series.Written and compiled by the Lord of Evil himself, The Adventure Time Encyclopaedia matches the playful, subversive tone of the series, detailing everything anyone will ever need to know about the postapocalyptic land of Ooo and its inhabitants?secret lore and spells, fun places you should visit and places where you will probably die, whom to marry and whom not to marry, how to make friends and how to destroy your enemies?plus hand-written marginalia by Finn, Jake, and Marceline. An indispensable companion to the show, this side-splittingly funny love letter to Adventure Time is sure to appeal to fans of all ages. Heck yeah!</p>
<h4><a href="http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1325709" class="link" target="_blank">[GUIDE] Success! Install 10.8 on old unsupported Mac - MacRumors Forums</a></h4>
<p>Hi, Welcome. First of all. What is "MLPostFactor" you might ask. Well. As we all know, Apple has dropped OSX Mountain Lion support for older generation of Macs (2006~2008 Macs). The goal of the project is to support all those "drop out" Macs. So we designed this app to do just that. Read more @ Post</p>
<h4><a href="http://adventuretime.wikia.com/wiki/Billy" class="link" target="_blank">Billy - The Adventure Time Wiki. Mathematical!</a></h4>
<p>Billy was a character who first appears in "His Hero." Billy is Finn and Jake's idol and the most powerful hero seen in the series. Thus, the two are immense fans of him.</p>
<h4><a href="http://adventuretime.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lich_(episode)" class="link" target="_blank">The Lich (episode) - The Adventure Time Wiki. Mathematical!</a></h4>
<p>Finn is led by Billy on a quest to save the world and beyond from the Lich.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imagecomics.com/comics/5420/East-of-West-1" class="link" target="_blank">Image Comics | East of West #1</a></h4>
<p>"OUT OF THE WASTELAND"The things that divide us are stronger than the things that unite us. A Sci-Fi Western set in a dystopian America where all hope for the future rests in the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse...who just happen to be trying to kill the President of the United States. One of the most exciting new books of the year, this is EAST OF WEST, a brand new, ongoing, monthly comic from the award-winning team of Marvel's FF, JONATHAN HICKMAN and NICK DRAGOTTA.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.comixology.com/East-of-West/comics-series/9854" class="link" target="_blank">East of West Digital Comics - Comics by comiXology</a></h4>
<p>The things that divide us are stronger than the things that unite us. A Sci-Fi Western set in a dystopian America where all hope for the future rests in the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse...who just happen to be trying to kill the President of the United States. One of the most exciting new books of the year, this is EAST OF WEST, a brand new, ongoing, monthly comic from the award-winning team of Marvel's FF, JONATHAN HICKMAN and NICK DRAGOTTA.</p>
<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/trammell/status/327508940948647938" class="link" target="_blank">Twitter / trammell: Watching @hotdogsladies&#x27; talk ...</a></h4>
<p>Watching @hotdogsladies' talk "Broken Meetings (and how you'll fix them)". Again. It's the best. http://vimeo.com/15579561 </p>
<h4><a href="http://dfcb.github.io/manly-man-passwords/" class="link" target="_blank">Passwords for the Manly Man</a></h4>
<p>Generating passwords so strong and secure they rise like the phoenix.</p>
<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/hotdogsladies/status/326875421549424640" class="link" target="_blank">Twitter / hotdogsladies: After a mere 30 hours in LA, ...</a></h4>
<p>After a mere 30 hours in LA, I’m already awesome at casually scoping out someone more important to talk to.</p>
<p>Actually…could you excuse me?</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201835959/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition) (0785342835953): Frederick P. Brooks Jr.: Books</a></h4>
<p>Few books on software project management have been as influential and timeless as The Mythical Man-Month. With a blend of software engineering facts and thought-provoking opinions, Fred Brooks offers insight for anyone managing complex projects. These essays draw from his experience as project manager for the IBM System/360 computer family and then for OS/360, its massive software system. Now, 20 years after the initial publication of his book, Brooks has revisited his original ideas and added new thoughts and advice, both for readers already familiar with his work and for readers discovering it for the first time.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythical_man_month" class="link" target="_blank">The Mythical Man-Month - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Brooks' observations are based on his experiences at IBM while managing the development of OS/360. He had added more programmers to a project falling behind schedule, a decision that he would later counter-intuitively conclude to have delayed the project even further. He also made the mistake of asserting that one project — writing an ALGOL compiler — would require six months, regardless of the number of workers involved (it required longer). The tendency for managers to repeat such errors in project development led Brooks to quip that his book is called "The Bible of Software Engineering", because "everybody quotes it, some people read it, and a few people go by it." The book is widely regarded as a classic on the human elements of software engineering.</p>
<h4><a href="http://qpr.tumblr.com/post/4473144685/anton-cantrusku" class="link" target="_blank">QPR: Quotidian Public Radio - QPR: Quotidian Public Radio - “Commentary by Anton...</a></h4>
<p>Commentator Anton Cantrusku has been thinking about technology, communication, and the future of books.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End-of-life_(product)" class="link" target="_blank">End-of-life (product) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>End-of-life (EOL) is a term used with respect to a product supplied to customers, indicating that the product is in the end of its useful lifetime and a vendor will no longer be marketing, selling, or sustaining a particular product and may also be limiting or ending support for the product. In the specific case of product sales, the term end-of-sale (EOS) has also been used. The term lifetime, after the last production date, depends on the product and is related to a customer's expected product lifetime. Different lifetime examples include toys from fast food chains (weeks or months), cars (10 years), and mobile phones (3 years).</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diceware" class="link" target="_blank">Diceware - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Diceware is a method for creating passphrases, passwords, and other cryptographic variables using an ordinary die from a pair of dice as a hardware random number generator. For each word in the passphrase, five rolls of the die are required. The numbers from 1 to 6 that come up in the rolls are assembled as a five digit number, e.g. 43146. That number is then used to look up a word in a word list. In the English list 43146 corresponds to munch.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/48934699605/everythinginthesky-darkroomguests-sigourney" class="link" target="_blank">[PHOTO] kung fu grippe - &quot;Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley in <em>Alien</em> - Riddley Scott 1979&quot;</a></h4>
<p>Sigourney Weaver in…uhhhhh…<em>a space helmet</em>.</p>
<p>Really very special.</p>
<h4><a href="https://vimeo.com/860821" class="link" target="_blank">[VIDEO] Merlin Mann - &quot;Steampunk DIY&quot;</a></h4>
<p>As you may know, I'm an ardent fan of "steampunk." Here's a DIY project I recently completed.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Nick_(The_Simpsons)" class="link" target="_blank">Dr. Nick (The Simpsons) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Dr. Nick Riviera, usually referred to as Dr. Nick, is a recurring fictional character in the American animated sitcom The Simpsons. He is voiced by Hank Azaria, and first appeared in the episode "Bart Gets Hit by a Car". Dr. Nick is an inept quack physician, and a satire of incompetent medical professionals. Dr. Nick is known for his exclamation of "Hi, everybody!" upon entering a scene, which is immediately followed by the other characters present with, "Hi, Dr. Nick!", with one exception: in "Who Shot Mr. Burns?", Mr. Burns replies with "Ho, mersimp son!", but with the same inflection as the usual greeting.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1980209/combined" class="link" target="_blank">Pain &amp; Gain (2013)</a></h4>
<p>A trio of bodybuilders in Florida get caught up in an extortion ring and a kidnapping scheme that goes terribly wrong.</p>
<p>This week's episode of <a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w" title="5by5 | Back to Work - 5by5 - Back to Work"><em>Back to Work</em></a> is kindly sponsored by <a href="http://shutterstock.com/" title="Stock Photos | Shutterstock: Royalty-Free Subscription Stock Photography &amp; Vector Art - Search and select from millions of high resolution royalty free images, stock photos, vector art, and stock photography.">Shutterstock</a> (use code "<strong><code>BACKTOWORK4</code></strong>" for 30% off).</p>
Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:39:21TOPIC: Fixing the Culture of MeetingsTOPIC: Fixing the Culture of Meetings
This week, Dan and Merlin address the problems with meetings, and how we can each choose to improve them.
Ten quick ideas?
Purpose
Agenda
Grazing Policy
Hard Edges
Scheduling Guests
Timekeeper
No Ratholes
Focus
Follow-Up
Consistency
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann, tools114: I'm Moving to FudgePackerhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/114
http://5by5.tv/b2w/114Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Quicksilver and the OS X App Launcher Landscape
This week, Dan triumphantly returns from two weeks of crippling illness. So, the boys ease their way back into the groove with a grab bag of great follow-up, some Adventure Time talk, and a longer discussion of popular OS X App launchers, including Quicksilver 1.0, LaunchBar, and Alfred 2.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Quicksilver and the OS X App Launcher Landscape</p>
<p>This week, Dan triumphantly returns from two weeks of crippling illness. So, the boys ease their way back into the groove with a grab bag of great follow-up, some <em>Adventure Time</em> talk, and a longer discussion of popular OS X App launchers, including Quicksilver 1.0, LaunchBar, and Alfred 2.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://squarespace.com/backtowork" class="link" target="_blank">[SPONSOR] Build a Website — Squarespace</a></h4>
<p>Squarespace is the easiest way for anyone to create an exceptional website. Pages, galleries, blogs, domains, hosting, analytics, 24/7 support - all included.</p>
<h4><a href="http://blog.squarespace.com/blog/new-template-design-adirondack" class="link" target="_blank">New Template Design: Adirondack — The Official Squarespace Blog</a></h4>
<p>Adirondack is a modern, clean design built with small business owners and savvy entrepreneurs in mind. Minimal navigation and full header images provide a bold framework for your company or brand. The template is characterized by scrolling effects</p>
<h4><a href="http://blog.squarespace.com/blog/new-feature-roundup-page-duplication-and-more" class="link" target="_blank">New Feature Roundup: Page Duplication and More — The Official Squarespace Blog</a></h4>
<p>While we’re pushing out changes and improvements to Squarespace 6 almost daily, we wanted to point out a few recent updates that you might find helpful:</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.70decibels.com/cmdspace/2013/4/11/038-inbox-zero-and-new-projects-with-merlin-mann.html" class="link" target="_blank">[PODCAST] 70Decibels - CMD+SPACE - 038 - Inbox Zero and New Projects, with Merlin Mann</a></h4>
<p>On a very special episode of CMD SPACE Myke is joined by Merlin Mann to discuss Inbox Zero, starting New projects and a fun discussion about Adventure Time (as well as a little about comics, of course).</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/mpu/132" class="link" target="_blank">[PODCAST] 5by5 | Mac Power Users #132: Merlin Returns</a></h4>
<p>Returning for his annual appearance, Merlin Mann joins Katie and David to talk Evernote, GTD, iPad, Podcasting and his favorite Apps.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/" class="link" target="_blank">Fat Cat Software – iPhoto Library Manager</a></h4>
<p>iPLM also gives you the ability to copy your photos from one library to another, while keeping track of photo metadata that is normally lost when exporting from one library and importing into another. Titles, dates, descriptions, keywords, ratings, faces, and place information are all transferred along with the photos, ensuring that you keep all that information you spent hours entering into iPhoto. Event and albums are also reconstructed when copied, and both the edited and original copies of each photo are copied as well. You can split up a large library into multiple smaller libraries, merge entire libraries together into a big one, or rebuild a corrupt library that is causing iPhoto to hang or crash.</p>
<h4><a href="http://actions.getdrafts.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Drafts: Action Directory</a></h4>
<p>This directory contains pre-configured custom actions to extend Drafts beyond the actions that come preinstalled with the app. If you have Drafts, browse this directory on your iOS device – when you find an action that interests you, tap the "Install" link and it will be installed in your local version Drafts. Any actions you install can be modified or deleted in the Drafts settings.</p>
<h4><a href="http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1325709" class="link" target="_blank">[GUIDE] Success! Install 10.8 on old unsupported Mac - MacRumors Forums</a></h4>
<p>Hi, Welcome. First of all. What is "MLPostFactor" you might ask. Well. As we all know, Apple has dropped OSX Mountain Lion support for older generation of Macs (2006~2008 Macs). The goal of the project is to support all those "drop out" Macs. So we designed this app to do just that. Read more @ Post</p>
<h4><a href="http://appcubby.com/launch-center/" class="link" target="_blank">App Cubby • Hand Crafted iPhone Apps - Launch Center</a></h4>
<p>It’s like speed dial, but for more than just phone calls! Launch Center Pro creates lightning quick shortcuts to specific features buried deep within apps. Call a loved one, message a friend, launch Instagram’s camera to quickly snap a pic, tweet, or turn your iPhone into a flashlight. Launch Center Pro gets you to where you’re going faster than ever before!</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/mpu/133" class="link" target="_blank">[PODCAST] 5by5 | Mac Power Users #133: Alfred 2</a></h4>
<p>David and Katie take a deep dive into Alfred 2.0, an application launcher and productivity application for Mac.</p>
<h4><a href="https://forecast.io/" class="link" target="_blank">Forecast</a></h4>
<p>[awesome web app with detailed weather conditions]</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_%22Farina%22_Hoskins" class="link" target="_blank">Allen Hoskins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Allen Clayton Hoskins (August 9, 1920 – July 26, 1980) was an American child actor, most famous for portraying the character of Farina in 105 Our Gang short films from 1922 to 1931.</p>
<h4><a href="http://qsapp.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Quicksilver — Mac OS X at your Fingertips</a></h4>
<p>Quicksilver is a fast and free Mac OS X productivity application that gives you the power to control your Mac quickly and elegantly. Quicksilver learns your habits, making your everyday chores simple and efficient.</p>
<h4><a href="http://blog.qsapp.com/post/46268365849/quicksilver-comes-of-age" class="link" target="_blank">Quicksilver — LoveQuicksilver Blog</a></h4>
<p>After almost 10 years of testing, Quicksilver lays the beta tag to rest. (If the lack of an eszett brings a tear to your eye, you can always reminisce by hitting ?S on your keyboard). What does this release mean? It means more than just a change in the version numbering system - it signifies a maturity of Quicksilver and a sign of what’s to come.</p>
<h4><a href="http://blog.qsapp.com/post/46268470658/quicksilver-an-interview-with-the-developers" class="link" target="_blank">Quicksilver — LoveQuicksilver Blog</a></h4>
<p>With the release of Quicksilver v1.0, I sat with Quicksilver’s lead developers (at our respective far-flung computers) to gather their thoughts on this historic occasion, and to find out a bit more about Quicksilver behind the scenes.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.alfredapp.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Alfred App - Productivity App for Mac OS X</a></h4>
<p>Alfred is an award-winning productivity application for Mac OS XAlfred saves you time when you search for files online or on your Mac. Be more productive with hotkeys, keywords and file actions at your fingertips.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.alfredforum.com/forum/3-share-your-workflows/" class="link" target="_blank">Share your Workflows - Alfred App Community Forum</a></h4>
<p>Share your workflows with fellow Alfred v2 users.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.obdev.at/products/launchbar/index.html" class="link" target="_blank">LaunchBar 5</a></h4>
<p>LaunchBar is a smart and powerful, keyboard driven productivity utility that lets you access and control every aspect of your digital life. Whatever you want to get done on your Mac – with LaunchBar it’s only a few keystrokes away.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.obdev.at/products/launchbar/switch.html" class="link" target="_blank">LaunchBar - Switcher’s FAQs</a></h4>
<p>We’ve noticed an ever increasing number of former Quicksilver users who switched over to LaunchBar, so we’d like to provide an overview of some of the differences and to answer the most frequently asked questions in this regard.</p>
<h4><a href="http://manytricks.com/butler/" class="link" target="_blank">Butler · Many Tricks</a></h4>
<p>Butler's purpose is to ease all those routine tasks you do every day: controlling iTunes, opening programs and documents, switching users, searching for stuff on the web, and more.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/492/dr-gilmer-and-mr-hyde" class="link" target="_blank">Dr. Gilmer and Mr. Hyde | This American Life</a></h4>
<p>Dr. Benjamin Gilmer gets a job at a rural clinic. He finds out he’s replaced someone — also named Dr. Gilmer — who went to prison after killing his own father. But the more Benjamin’s patients talk about the other Dr. Gilmer, the more confused he becomes. Everyone loved the old Dr. Gilmer. So Benjamin starts digging around, trying to understand how a good man can seemingly turn bad.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-69-campfire-spaghetti-party.html" class="link" target="_blank">Ep. 69: &quot;Campfire Spaghetti Party&quot; - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann</a></h4>
<p>The Problem: People would treat you so differently if you were literally riding a bear.</p>
<h4><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/malinger#English" class="link" target="_blank">malinger - Wiktionary</a></h4>
<p>malinger (third-person singular simple present malingers, present participle malingering, simple past and past participle malingered)(intransitive)</p>
<p>To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work or obligation.It is not uncommon on exam days for several students to malinger rather than prepare themselves.[edit]</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/47631308074/chasing-the-right-zero" class="link" target="_blank">kung fu grippe - &quot;Chasing the RIght Zero&quot;</a></h4>
<p>Once you’ve dedicated yourself to making the things you love, every inbox can and should become a well-monitored servant rather than a merciless master.</p>
<p>Because, at the risk of sounding a little fruity, I believe that a life in which we habitually abandon the known Good Things in order to helplessly stab at ““managing”” a nebulous morass of chaoses that we can never control is not much of a life at all.</p>
<h4><a href="http://snitchware.com/weathersnitch2/" class="link" target="_blank">Snitchware – WeatherSnitch 2</a></h4>
<p>The search for the perfect weather app is over.Beautiful weather conditions, a brilliant interface,and all the weather information you need.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/158240500X/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Invincible: The Ultimate Collection, Vol. 1: Cory Walker, Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley: 9781582405001: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>Get in on the ground floor! This massive hardcover collects the first 13 issues of Robert Kirkman's Eisner-Nominated super-hero, along with all the extras from the first three trade paperback volumes and even more on top of that! Invincible: The Ultimate Collection, Volume 1 is a can't-miss for anyone who's wanted to start reading Invincible, but needed an easier way to start from the beginning.</p>
<h4><a href="http://adventuretime.wikia.com/wiki/The_Enchiridion_(book)" class="link" target="_blank">The Enchiridion (book) - The Adventure Time Wiki. Mathematical!</a></h4>
<p>The Enchiridion (which translates to "The Handbook" or "The Manual") was an ancient book with codes of conduct, guidelines, and other helpful information for heroes. The book had great power which allowed it to tear open worm holes between dimensions in the multiverse. It was destroyed by Finn in "The Lich" in order to stop the Lich from gaining access to the multiverse (although, the Lich still made it. See "The Lich" for more details.)</p>
<h4><a href="http://adventuretime.wikia.com/wiki/Simon_%26_Marcy" class="link" target="_blank">Simon &amp; Marcy - The Adventure Time Wiki. Mathematical!</a></h4>
<p>Ice King and Marceline 996 years ago.</p>
<h4><a href="http://adventuretime.wikia.com/wiki/A_Glitch_Is_a_Glitch" class="link" target="_blank">A Glitch Is a Glitch - The Adventure Time Wiki. Mathematical!</a></h4>
<p>Ice King creates a computer virus to delete everybody except him and Princess Bubblegum.</p>
<h4><a href="http://adventuretime.wikia.com/wiki/Dad&#x27;s_Dungeon" class="link" target="_blank">Dad&#x27;s Dungeon - The Adventure Time Wiki. Mathematical!</a></h4>
<p>Jake feels conflicted when his father forces him to try and hold Finn back in a dungeon meant to toughen Finn up.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/?p=133719" class="link" target="_blank">Please Stop Fighting About Your Smartphone | Gadget Lab | Wired.com</a></h4>
<p>Here’s the thing: Every phone can be right, for the right reasons. Every platform can be wonderful. (Do you know how easy it would be to make a BlackBerry joke right here? Do you? I’ve got the joke right here in my pocket. You sense it even. You’re dying to make it yourself. Go ahead. This one time. Just do it. Whisper it. I’m listening.) Here’s the thing. That Blackberry Z10? It’s right for someone, somewhere. It really is. There’s someone out there who will take that phone home and love it. Just completely love it. Not in a romantic, or sexual way. (I hope.) But nonetheless, love.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.macosxautomation.com/services/servicesmanager/" class="link" target="_blank">Mac OS X Automation: Services Manager</a></h4>
<p>[An <em>indispensable</em> app for turning OS X Services on and off and easily setting command keys]</p>
<h4><a href="https://cobook.co/" class="link" target="_blank">Cobook Contacts - the new iPhone and Mac address book</a></h4>
<p>A better address bookFind contacts faster and organize them with tags. Get integrated social profiles and keep contacts up-to-date automatically.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.acqualia.com/soulver/" class="link" target="_blank">Soulver | Acqualia</a></h4>
<p>Soulver helps you work things out.</p>
<p>It's quicker to use than a spreadsheet, and smarter and clearer than a traditional calculator.</p>
<p>Use Soulver to play around with numbers, do "back of the envelope" quick calculations, and solve day-to-day problems.</p>
<h4><a href="http://agiletortoise.com/drafts" class="link" target="_blank">Drafts - Agile Tortoise</a></h4>
<p>Drafts is a different kind of note taking app. In Drafts, text comes first – open the app and get a new, blank draft. Don’t get bogged down in a timeline to tweet or post to Facebook and App.net. Don’t tap through multiple screens to compose an email or SMS. Don’t navigate folders, create files and name them just to jot down a note or create a todo. Drafts is available for both iPhone and iPad.</p>
<h4><a href="http://atp.fm/" class="link" target="_blank">Accidental Tech Podcast</a></h4>
<p>A Tech Podcast We Accidentally Created While Trying to Do a Car Show.</p>
<p>Featuring Marco Arment, Casey Liss, and John Siracusa.</p>
<h4><a href="http://agiletortoise.com/drafts/" class="link" target="_blank">Drafts - Agile Tortoise</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:21:30TOPIC: Quicksilver and the OS X App Launcher LandscapeTOPIC: Quicksilver and the OS X App Launcher Landscape
This week, Dan triumphantly returns from two weeks of crippling illness. So, the boys ease their way back into the groove with a grab bag of great follow-up, some Adventure Time talk, and a longer discussion of popular OS X App launchers, including Quicksilver 1.0, LaunchBar, and Alfred 2.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann, tools, os x113: Entropy's Gonna Do Its Businesshttp://5by5.tv/b2w/113
http://5by5.tv/b2w/113Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:30:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Drafts for iOS, and Who You Want to Be
This week, Dan and Merlin cover two very different topics.
First, there's a detailed discussion of one of Merlin's favorite iOS apps, Drafts, including a deep dive on the app's extraordinary interactions with everything from Twitter to calendars to Dropbox.
Second, Dan and Merlin have an A-plus conversation on the hardest question you&#8217;ll ask yourself this week: &#8220;Is this who I want to be?&#8221;
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Drafts for iOS, and Who You Want to Be</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin cover two very different topics.</p>
<p>First, there's a detailed discussion of one of Merlin's favorite iOS apps, <a href="http://agiletortoise.com/drafts" title="Drafts is a different kind of note taking app. In Drafts, text comes first – open the app and get a new, blank draft. Don’t get bogged down in a timeline to tweet or post to Facebook and App.net. Don’t tap through multiple screens to compose an email or SMS. Don’t navigate folders, create files and name them just to jot down a note or create a todo. Drafts is available for both iPhone and iPad.">Drafts</a>, including a deep dive on the app's extraordinary interactions with everything from Twitter to calendars to Dropbox.</p>
<p>Second, Dan and Merlin have an A-plus conversation on the hardest question you&#8217;ll ask yourself this week: &#8220;<em>Is <strong>this</strong> who I want to be?&#8221;</em></p>
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<h4><a href="http://www.scruffy.tv/scruffy/2013/3/26/fancy-monkeys.html" class="link" target="_blank">Fancy Monkeys - Scruffy Thinking - Scruffy.TV</a></h4>
<p>On this special That Scruffy Post Show Kanen sits down with Stu Maschwitz and Merlin Mann on their second visit to the show! They discuss delegation, dealing with email and to do lists, assistants, and working hard to make being lazy possible. Does it get better than that?</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.indiewire.com/article/television/why-adventure-time-is-the-best-sci-fi-show-on-tv-right-now" class="link" target="_blank">Why &#x27;Adventure Time&#x27; Is the Best Sci-Fi Show on TV Right Now | Filmmakers, Film Industry, Film Festivals, Awards &amp; Movie Reviews | Indiewire</a></h4>
<p>Sometimes you love a show so much it can do weird things to your head. I've gone out on a limb with Cartoon Network's "Adventure Time" by deeming it a groundbreaking form of cartoon storytelling that fuses several eras of animation into a delightfully surreal and yet oddly familiar experience. I also wondered if the entire show was one big metaphor for sex. I stand by the former and wince a little when contemplating the latter as anything other than one more manifestation of the fun possibilities involved in reading into a show that has a deceptively simple surface and tangibly dark interiors. But after last night's wonderful flashback special episode, "Simon and Marcy," I'm convinced of one thing: "Adventure Time" is the best science fiction show on television right now.</p>
<h4><a href="http://qsapp.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Quicksilver — Mac OS X at your Fingertips</a></h4>
<p>Quicksilver is a fast and free Mac OS X productivity application that gives you the power to control your Mac quickly and elegantly. Quicksilver learns your habits, making your everyday chores simple and efficient.</p>
<h4><a href="http://blog.qsapp.com/post/46268365849/quicksilver-comes-of-age" class="link" target="_blank">Quicksilver — LoveQuicksilver Blog</a></h4>
<p>After almost 10 years of testing, Quicksilver lays the beta tag to rest. (If the lack of an eszett brings a tear to your eye, you can always reminisce by hitting ?S on your keyboard). What does this release mean? It means more than just a change in the version numbering system - it signifies a maturity of Quicksilver and a sign of what’s to come.</p>
<h4><a href="http://blog.qsapp.com/post/46268470658/quicksilver-an-interview-with-the-developers" class="link" target="_blank">Quicksilver — LoveQuicksilver Blog</a></h4>
<p>With the release of Quicksilver v1.0, I sat with Quicksilver’s lead developers (at our respective far-flung computers) to gather their thoughts on this historic occasion, and to find out a bit more about Quicksilver behind the scenes.</p>
<h4><a href="http://agiletortoise.com/drafts" class="link" target="_blank">Drafts - Agile Tortoise</a></h4>
<p>Drafts is a different kind of note taking app. In Drafts, text comes first – open the app and get a new, blank draft. Don’t get bogged down in a timeline to tweet or post to Facebook and App.net. Don’t tap through multiple screens to compose an email or SMS. Don’t navigate folders, create files and name them just to jot down a note or create a todo. Drafts is available for both iPhone and iPad.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0307387895/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: &quot;The Road&quot; by Cormac McCarthy</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/46786245163/i-steal-jewels" class="link" target="_blank">Gunter - The Adventure Time Wiki. Mathematical! | kung fu grippe</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depeche_mode" class="link" target="_blank">Depeche Mode - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Depeche Mode (pron.: /d&#x268;&#x2C8;p&#x25B;&#x283;/) are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group&#8217;s original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan (lead vocals, occasional songwriter since 2005), Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, vocals, chief songwriter after 1981), Andy Fletcher (keyboards) and Vince Clarke (keyboards, chief songwriter 1980–81). Clarke left the band after the release of their 1981 debut album, Speak &amp; Spell, and was replaced by Alan Wilder (keyboards, drums, occasional songwriter) with Gore taking over songwriting. Wilder left the band in 1995; Gahan, Gore, and Fletcher have since continued as a trio.</p>
<h4><a href="http://prolost.com/about/" class="link" target="_blank">Prolost - About</a></h4>
<p>Stu Maschwitz is a filmmaker, photographer, and writer, with a passion for kinetic storytelling. A graduate of CalArts, Maschwitz spent four years at Industrial Light</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stu_Maschwitz" class="link" target="_blank">Stu Maschwitz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Stuart T. Maschwitz, commonly known as Stu Maschwitz, was the co-founder and chief technology officer of The Orphanage, a visual effects company that was based in California. He has worked as senior visual effects supervisor on several films. He previously worked at Industrial Light and Magic.</p>
<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/5tu" class="link" target="_blank">Stu Maschwitz (5tu) on Twitter</a></h4>
<p>Filmmaking nerd.Bay Area, CA <br/>
http://prolost.com</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0556179/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1" class="link" target="_blank">Stuart T. Maschwitz - IMDb</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://adventuretime.wikia.com/wiki/I_Remember_You" class="link" target="_blank">I Remember You - The Adventure Time Wiki. Mathematical!</a></h4>
<p>Ice King visits Marceline to ask for help in creating a song to attract princesses, but Marceline struggles to deal emotionally with his presence.</p>
<h4><a href="http://adventuretime.wikia.com/wiki/Simon_and_Marcy" class="link" target="_blank">Simon and Marcy - The Adventure Time Wiki. Mathematical!</a></h4>
<p>Synopsis: Ice King and Marceline 996 years ago.</p>
<h4><a href="http://adventuretime.wikia.com/wiki/Simon_and_Marcy/Transcript" class="link" target="_blank">Simon and Marcy/Transcript - The Adventure Time Wiki. Mathematical!</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://adventuretime.wikia.com/wiki/Gunter" class="link" target="_blank">Gunter - The Adventure Time Wiki. Mathematical!</a></h4>
<p>Gunter is the name of the penguin that most commonly accompanies the Ice King, although in "Princess Monster Wife," it is shown that multiple penguins have subtle variants of that name but the Ice King pronounces the other penguins' names differently. The Ice King uses Gunter as his personal servant, whereas the other penguins working for the Ice King are more or less slaves. It is not completely clear whether Gunter is male or female.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120623/combined" class="link" target="_blank">A Bug&#x27;s Life (1998)</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005581/" class="link" target="_blank">David L. Lander - IMDb</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar_number" class="link" target="_blank">Dunbar&#x27;s number - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Dunbar's number is a suggested cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships. These are relationships in which an individual knows who each person is, and how each person relates to every other person.[1] Proponents assert that numbers larger than this generally require more restrictive rules, laws, and enforced norms to maintain a stable, cohesive group. It has been proposed to lie between 100 and 230, with a commonly used value of 150.</p>
<h4><a href="http://audiob.us/" class="link" target="_blank">Audiobus: Live, app-to-app audio.</a></h4>
<p>Bring your audio apps together.</p>
<h4><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/drafts-for-ipad/id542797283?mt=8&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D4" class="link" target="_blank">Drafts for iPad for iPad on the iTunes App Store</a></h4>
<p>Drafts, where text starts on iOS.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.tv.com/shows/sherlock/" class="link" target="_blank">Sherlock - TV.com</a></h4>
<p>This three-part series retells the tale of England's most celebrated detective but in a modern-day setting, with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman taking the leads as Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson respectively.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPORqvsWwFM" class="link" target="_blank">Nuts (Pitiful Old Man) / Remember You - Marceline and The Ice King (aka Simon) - YouTube</a></h4>
<p>This is from the cartoon Adventure Time from episode 4x25 called 'I Remember You'. Olivia Olson played Marcy and The Ice King is played by Tom Kenny.</p>
<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/anna_debenham" class="link" target="_blank">Anna Debenham (anna_debenham) on Twitter</a></h4>
<p>Front-end Astronaut<br/>
Brighton · http://www.maban.co.uk</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NXF2kjSZjo" class="link" target="_blank">Marceline &amp; Simon - &quot;Remember You&quot;</a></h4>
<p>This magic keeps me alive<br/>
But, it's making me crazy<br/>
And, I need to save you<br/>
But, who's going to save me?<br/>
Please forgive me for whatever I do<br/>
When I don't remember you</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.lyricsreg.com/lyrics/adventure+time/Remember+you+Marceline+and+the+Ice+King/" class="link" target="_blank">Remember you (Marceline &amp; the Ice King) lyrics - ADVENTURE TIME</a></h4>
<p>"Marceline…I can feel myself slipping away"</p>
<h4><a href="https://flexibits.com/fantastical" class="link" target="_blank">Flexibits | Fantastical for Mac | Meet your Mac&#x27;s new calendar.</a></h4>
<p>The Mac calendar you'll actually enjoy using</p>
<h4><a href="http://appcubby.com/launch-center/" class="link" target="_blank">App Cubby • Hand Crafted iPhone Apps - Launch Center</a></h4>
<p>Launch actions, not just apps!</p>
<p>It’s like speed dial, but for more than just phone calls! Launch Center Pro creates lightning quick shortcuts to specific features buried deep within apps. Call a loved one, message a friend, launch Instagram’s camera to quickly snap a pic, tweet, or turn your iPhone into a flashlight. Launch Center Pro gets you to where you’re going faster than ever before!</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/hypercritical/15" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Hypercritical #15: The Bridges of Siracusa County</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/13" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #13: The Kid&#x27;s Great</a></h4>
<p>Dan and Merlin talk about "Cranking" - Merlin's latest post at 43folders.com.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/mpu" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Mac Power Users</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://huffduffer.com/merlinmann/106852" class="link" target="_blank">Fancy Monkeys - That Scruffy Post Show with guests Merlin Mann and Stu Maschwitz on Huffduffer</a></h4>
<p>On this special That Scruffy Post Show Kanen sits down with Stu Maschwitz and Merlin Mann on their second visit to the show! They discuss delegation, dealing with email and to do lists, assistants, and working hard to make being lazy possible. Does it get better than that?</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0432283/combined" class="link" target="_blank">IMDB: Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastic_Mr_Fox" class="link" target="_blank">Fantastic Mr Fox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Fantastic Mr Fox is a children's novel written by British author Roald Dahl. It was published in 1970 by George Allen &amp; Unwin in the UK and Alfred A. Knopf in the U.S., with illustrations by Donald Chaffin. The first UK Puffin paperback edition, first issued in 1974, featured illustrations by Jill Bennett. Later editions have featured illustrations by Tony Ross (1988) and Quentin Blake (1996). The story is about Mr Fox and how he outwits his farmer neighbours to steal their food from right under their noses.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.foxsearchlight.com/fantasticmrfox/" class="link" target="_blank">Fantastic Mr. Fox | Fox Searchlight</a></h4>
<p>On this special That Scruffy Post Show Kanen sits down with Stu Maschwitz and Merlin Mann on their second visit to the show! They discuss delegation, dealing with email and to do lists, assistants, and working hard to make being lazy possible. Does it get better than that?</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6288.The_Road" class="link" target="_blank">&quot;The Road&quot; by Cormac McCarthy - Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists</a></h4>
<p>A searing, postapocalyptic novel destined to become Cormac McCarthy’s masterpiece.</p>
<p>A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don’t know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food—and each other.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marceline_the_Vampire_Queen" class="link" target="_blank">Marceline the Vampire Queen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Marceline the Vampire Queen is a main character in the American animated television series Adventure Time created by Pendleton Ward. She is voiced by Olivia Olson in most appearances, by Ava Acres as a child and by Cloris Leachman as an old woman. Marceline is a fun-loving 1,000-year-old trickster vampire queen. The name Marceline is based on the middle name of a childhood friend of Ward's, Marie. The artistic design for Marceline was created by Ward, with small changes and additions added by Phil Rynda, former lead character designer and prop designer for Adventure Time. Unlike a traditional vampire, Marceline does not need to drink blood to survive; rather, she eats the color red. Marceline is a musician who plays an electric bass that she made from her family's heirloom battle-axe.</p>
<h4><a href="http://handleopenurl.com/about-handleopenurl" class="link" target="_blank">About handleOpenURL: - handleOpenURL: Shared Interapp Communication on iOS</a></h4>
<p>We set up handleOpenURL.com because we were looking for a central place where we could find more info about the schemes other apps were using and where we could share the schemes we implemented in our apps.</p>
<p>Searching the Internet turned up information scattered all over the net. We thought it would be a nice thing to set up a place where this information is collected.</p>
<p>handleOpenURL.com is open to developers to share their URL schemes.</p>
<h4><a href="http://wiki.akosma.com/IPhone_URL_Schemes" class="link" target="_blank">IPhone URL Schemes - akosma wiki</a></h4>
<p>This page centralizes code samples for URL schemes available in many iPhone applications, not only in Apple's but in many others. It also includes programming tips and references about implementing apps registering or consuming URL schemes.</p>
<h4><a href="http://getwritingkit.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Writing Kit 3.x · Unitasking at its finest</a></h4>
<p>Advanced Markdown Text Editor…Meets Awesome Researching Tools</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.retrologic.com/jargon/W/whacker.html" class="link" target="_blank">whacker - The Jargon File v4.4.7</a></h4>
<p>A person, similar to a hacker, who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities. Whereas a hacker tends to produce great hacks, a whacker only ends up whacking the system or program in question. Whackers are often quite egotistical and eager to claim wizard status, regardless of the views of their peers.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Gramsci#Hegemony" class="link" target="_blank">Antonio Gramsci (Hegemony) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>For Gramsci, hegemonic dominance ultimately relied on a "consented" coercion, and in a "crisis of authority" the "masks of consent" slip away, revealing the fist of force.</p>
<p>This week's episode of <a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w" title="5by5 | Back to Work - 5by5 - Back to Work"><em>Back to Work</em></a> is kindly sponsored by: <a href="http://shutterstock.com/" title="Stock Photos | Shutterstock: Royalty-Free Subscription Stock Photography &amp; Vector Art - Search and select from millions of high resolution royalty free images, stock photos, vector art, and stock photography.">Shutterstock</a> (use code "<strong><code>BACKTOWORK4</code></strong>" for 30% off).</p>
Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:21:22TOPIC: Drafts for iOS, and Who You Want to BeTOPIC: Drafts for iOS, and Who You Want to Be
This week, Dan and Merlin cover two very different topics.
First, there's a detailed discussion of one of Merlin's favorite iOS apps, Drafts, including a deep dive on the app's extraordinary interactions with everything from Twitter to calendars to Dropbox.
Second, Dan and Merlin have an A-plus conversation on the hardest question you&#8217;ll ask yourself this week: &#8220;Is this who I want to be?&#8221;
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann, tools112: Touching Pizza and Robotronhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/112
http://5by5.tv/b2w/112Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:45:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Choosing Your Forks.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about some of the deeper and more slippery issues behind changes in our career and life.
In particular, how do we go from a vague tickle to that feeling of full-blown intolerability that can end up driving a change? Are we looking backward at what we should be doing as we slavishly catalog our many petty aggrievements? Or, do we take two giant steps back and apply a cooler eye to what we really want to do next?
Even before we find our forks in the road, how can we know a big decision might or should be coming our way? And, how do we stay current on that never-ending need to accept and plan for the changes we never could have anticipated?
It's tough at 23, it's super-hard at 30, and, brother, is it ever murder at 50.
Sure, it's a little fruity, but, yeah: you need to write the story you really want to live. Rather than just cobbling together a flattering post-mortem on how you magically ended up where you are.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Choosing Your Forks.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about some of the deeper and more slippery issues behind changes in our career and life.</p>
<p>In particular, how do we go from a vague tickle to that feeling of full-blown <em>intolerability</em> that can end up driving a change? Are we looking backward at what we <em>should</em> be doing as we slavishly catalog our many petty aggrievements? Or, do we take two giant steps back and apply a cooler eye to what we really want to <em>do</em> next?</p>
<p>Even before we find our forks in the road, how can we know a big decision might or should be coming our way? And, how do we stay current on that never-ending need to accept and plan for the changes we never could have anticipated?</p>
<p>It's tough at 23, it's super-hard at 30, and, brother, is it ever murder at 50.</p>
<p>Sure, it's a little fruity, but, yeah: you need to write the story you really want to live. Rather than just cobbling together a flattering post-mortem on how you magically ended up where you are.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://blog.squarespace.com/blog/gaining-momentum" class="link" target="_blank">Gaining Momentum — The Official Squarespace Blog</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="https://vimeo.com/61987977" class="link" target="_blank">PDFpen for Mac Version 6 on Vimeo</a></h4>
<p>PDFpen for the Mac version 6 has some great new features including a new user interface, conversion to Word, and auto form generation. This screencast shows off some of my favorite things about the new version.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.theonion.com/articles/find-the-thing-youre-most-passionate-about-then-do,31742/" class="link" target="_blank">Find The Thing You&#x27;re Most Passionate About, Then Do It On Nights And Weekends For The Rest Of Your Life | The Onion - America&#x27;s Finest News Source</a></h4>
<p>I can’t stress this enough: Do what you love…in between work commitments, and family commitments, and commitments that tend to pop up and take immediate precedence over doing the thing you love.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-67-all-of-the-small-beer.html" class="link" target="_blank">Ep. 67: &quot;All of the Small Beer&quot; - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann</a></h4>
<p>The Problem: Fixing the problem at the attitude level.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/pill-organization/ID=360531-tier2general" class="link" target="_blank">Pill Organization | Walgreens</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2011/07/17/a_whiff_of_history/?page=full" class="link" target="_blank">A whiff of history - The Boston Globe</a></h4>
<p>But despite its primacy in our lives, our sense of smell is often overlooked when we record our history. We tend to connect with the past visually - we look at objects displayed in a museum, photographs in a documentary, the writing in a manuscript. Sometimes we might hear a vintage speech, or touch an ancient artifact and imagine what it was like to use it. But our knowledge of the past is almost completely deodorized.</p>
<p>[<a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSholds/status/316591826410811393">via</a>]</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State-dependent_memory" class="link" target="_blank">State-dependent learning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>State-dependent learning, or state-dependent memory, is the phenomenon in which the retrieval of a memory is most effective when an individual is in the same state of consciousness as it was when the memory was formed.[1] The term is typically used to describe states of consciousness induced by psychoactive drugs—most commonly, alcohol.[2]</p>
<p>[<a href="https://twitter.com/djbender/status/316591443563134976">via</a>]</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFBPQhB1GMQ" class="link" target="_blank">How to Memorize a Deck of Cards with Dominic O&#x27;Brien - YouTube</a></h4>
<p>This is a great clip from a Dutch TV show, in which Dominic O'Brien shows you how to memorize a deck of cards.</p>
<p>[via Athelstane Aamodt]</p>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transactive_memory" class="link" target="_blank">Transactive memory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>A transactive memory system is a mechanism through which groups collectively encode, store, and retrieve knowledge. Transactive memory was initially studied in couples and families where individuals had close relationships but was later extended to teams, larger groups, and organizations to explain how they develop a "group mind"</p>
<p>[<a href="https://twitter.com/emersunn/status/316593415489982465">via</a>]</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1907486453/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">You Can Have an Amazing Memory: Learn Life-Changing Techniques and Tips from the Memory Maestro: Dominic O&#x27;Brien: 9781907486456: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>Never forget a name or a number again! Dominic O'Brien is legendary for winning the World Memory Championship eight times and outwitting the casinos of Las Vegas to win a fortune at blackjack. Here, for the first time, he reveals his secrets for memory mastery. Follow his brain-boosting techniques and turn your mind into a super-powered computer that will recall PIN numbers with ease, remember directions, and help bring you success in business, leisure, and relationships.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.muleradio.net/newdisruptors/3/" class="link" target="_blank">Good from the First Drop - The New Disruptors - Mule Radio Syndicate</a></h4>
<p>Tony Konecny, better known as Tonx, has been sourcing and roasting beans for a numbers of years, and recently founded Tonx Coffee, a subscription service that delivers whole beans from small batch roasting every two weeks. It’s not a bean of the month club. It’s a way to bypass the overchoice that one can face in specialty coffee shops, and get the assurance that the beans are fresh and good every time. In this episode, listen to Tonx and his ecommerce guru Nik Bauman talk about the joys of coffee and the joys of starting a business in which you can talk directly to your customers without anyone else getting in the way. There’s a brief interlude in which the host and a friend have a little Tonx tasting, too.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B007VL8Y2C/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K760 for Mac/iPad/iPhone (920-003884): Computers &amp; Accessories</a></h4>
<p>Charges itself with lamplight or sunlight, indoors or outdoors; Fully charged, it works for at least three months-even in total darkness; Easy-switching Bluetooth connection enables switching from Mac to iPad or iPhone as simple and easy as pushing a button; Unique concave key design delivers fast, quiet typing, with more precision than your iPad or iPhone on-screen keyboard; From the PVC-free construction to the fully recyclable box, designed to reduce its environmental footprint</p>
<h4><a href="http://macsparky.com/blog/2013/3/new-field-guide-markdown" class="link" target="_blank">New Field Guide: Markdown — MacSparky</a></h4>
<p>Markdown started as a clever way to write for the web but has become so much more. This book demystifies Markdown, making it easy for anybody to learn. This book includes 130 pages and 27 screencasts totaling more than one and a half hours of video. There is also an additional hour of audio interviews. This book will take you from zero knowledge of Markdown to being a Markdown pro and change the way you write for the better.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.radiolab.org/2007/jun/07/" class="link" target="_blank">Memory and Forgetting - Radiolab</a></h4>
<p>Remembering is an unstable and profoundly unreliable process--it’s easy come, easy go as we learn how true memories can be obliterated, and false ones added. And Oliver Sacks joins us to tell the story of an amnesiac whose love for his wife and music transcend his 7-second memory.</p>
<p>[<a href="https://twitter.com/montewv/status/316594588838162433">via</a>]</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS1SxufSPKU" class="link" target="_blank">Crazy: The Best Pick Pocket Ever On The Today Show - YouTube</a></h4>
<p>Apollo Rollins is a mind-blowing pickpocket.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/01/07/130107fa_fact_green" class="link" target="_blank">Adam Green: The Spectacular Thefts of Apollo Robbins, Pickpocket : The New Yorker</a></h4>
<p>A few years ago, at a Las Vegas convention for magicians, Penn Jillette, of the act Penn and Teller, was introduced to a soft-spoken young man named Apollo Robbins, who has a reputation as a pickpocket of almost supernatural ability. Jillette, who ranks pickpockets, he says, "a few notches below hypnotists on the show-biz totem pole," was holding court at a table of colleagues, and he asked Robbins for a demonstration, ready to be unimpressed. Robbins demurred, claiming that he felt uncomfortable working in front of other magicians. He pointed out that, since Jillette was wearing only shorts and a sports shirt, he wouldn?t have much to work with.</p>
<p>"Come on," Jillette said. "Steal something from me."</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rock-afire_Explosion" class="link" target="_blank">The Rock-afire Explosion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The Rock-afire Explosion is an animatronic robot band that played in Showbiz Pizza Place from 1980 to 1990, and in various Showbiz Pizza locations between 1990-1992 as Showbiz rebranded and the band was steadily replaced by Chuck E. Cheese characters. The show was pioneering in many respects to other animatronics shows of the early 1980s, featuring life-sized characters capable of facial expression</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Seagal#Aikido" class="link" target="_blank">Steven Seagal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Seagal moved to Japan in his late teens after he went to Japan with his father who was visiting for military purposes and met karate masters and decided to remain in Japan. He received his 1st dan degree (Shodan) under the direction of Koichi Tohei. He continued to train in aikido as a student of Seiseki Abe, Koichi Tohei (whose aikido organization, Ki Society, Seagal refused to join in favor of staying with the Aikikai), Kisaburo Osawa, Hiroshi Isoyama and the second doshu Kisshomaru Ueshiba. He attained a 7th dan degree and Shihan in aikido and became the first foreigner to operate an aikido dojo in Japan</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/quit/4" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Quit! #4: The Answer Is &quot;Do Both&quot;</a></h4>
<p>Dan talks with Phil Coffman, Shlok Vaidya, Producer Robin Welch, and callers about so-called "moderate success", passion, starting out, paying your dues, making changes, the myth of job security, and finding a mentor.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/quit/14" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Quit! #14: Don&#x27;t Run A Sh*tty Company</a></h4>
<p>Dan is joined by David Heinemeier Hansson, Shlok Vaidya, Producer Haddie Cooke to discuss telecommuting vs. being in the office.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/quit/9" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Quit! #9: Four O&#x27;Clock In the Morning Courage</a></h4>
<p>Dan Benjamin is joined by Joel Bush, Shlok Vaidya, Tina Nikolova and producer Haddie Cooke to discuss what it means to have "four o'clock in the morning courage".</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido" class="link" target="_blank">Aikido - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Aikido is performed by blending with the motion of the attacker and redirecting the force of the attack rather than opposing it head-on. This requires very little physical strength, as the aikid?ka (aikido practitioner) "leads" the attacker's momentum using entering and turning movements. The techniques are completed with various throws or joint locks.[5]</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.comixology.com/Guardians-of-the-Galaxy-Vol-3-1/digital-comic/JAN130642" class="link" target="_blank">Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 #1 - Comics by comiXology</a></h4>
<p>There's a new rule in the galaxy: No one touches Earth! Join the brightest stars in the Marvel U: Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket Raccoon, Groot and Iron Man, as they embark upon one of the most explosive and eye-opening chapters of Marvel NOW!</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8ren_Kierkegaard" class="link" target="_blank">Søren Kierkegaard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (/?s?r?n ?k??rk???rd/ or /?k??rk???r/</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_of_faith" class="link" target="_blank">Leap of faith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>A leap of faith, in its most commonly used meaning, is the act of believing in or accepting something intangible or unprovable, or without empirical evidence.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.chrisbachalo.net/profile.html" class="link" target="_blank">Chris Bachalo Illustration : Profile</a></h4>
<p>CHRIS BACHALO is internationally recognized as one of the most popular artists in the comic industry. His body of work covers a wide spectrum of genres ranging from the critically acclaimed “Sandman,” “Shade,” “Death, The High Cost of Living” and “Batman” series for DC to “Incredible Hulk,” “Uncanny X-Men,” “The Amazing Spider-man,” “Captain America” and the quirky pop favorite “Generation X,” which he co-created with Scott Lobdell for Marvel Comics. Generation X, became the first title from Marvel that was adapted into a live action film for Fox.The short story “The Wheel” written by Stardust and Beowulf writer Neil Gaimen and illustrated by Chris featured the Death character and was inducted into the library of Congress in 2003. It was created as part of a tribute to 911. His cover work for the title Hunter, The Age of Magic for DC was included as part of a New York gallery show for the Society of Illustrators. He is currently working on Marvels’ newest XMEN title, the critically acclaimed, Wolverine and the X-Men with Jason Aaron.</p>
<h4><a href="http://maban.co.uk/" class="link" target="_blank">Anna Debenham, freelance front-end developer based in Brighton</a></h4>
<p>Freelance front end developer based in Brighton, UK</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/46263158122/the-doctor-is-in" class="link" target="_blank">“Hey, everybody! Look at me! I’m Dr. Octagon!” I... | kung fu grippe</a></h4>
<p>“Hey, everybody! Look at me! I’m Dr. Octagon!”</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/systematic/35" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Systematic #35: Rob Corddry - Fiddling for Fun and Profit</a></h4>
<p>Rob Corddry (Daily Show, Hot Tub Time Machine, Warm Bodies...) guests to talk about screenwriting, GTD, workflows and why we spend our free time fiddling with all of the above.</p>
<h4><a href="http://fountain.io/" class="link" target="_blank">Fountain | A markup language for screenwriting.</a></h4>
<p>Fountain is a simple markup syntax for writing, editing and sharing screenplays in plain, human-readable text. Fountain allows you to work on your screenplay anywhere, on any computer or tablet, using any software that edits text files.Taking its cues from John Gruber’s Markdown, Fountain files are eminently readable. When special syntax is required, it is straightforward and intuitive.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/mpu" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Mac Power Users</a></h4>
<p>Learn about getting the most from your Apple technology with focused topics and workflow guests. Creating Mac Power Users, one geek at a time since 2009.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotron:_2084" class="link" target="_blank">Robotron: 2084 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Robotron: 2084 (also referred to as Robotron) is an arcade video game developed by Vid Kidz and released by Williams Electronics in 1982. It is a shooting game that features two-dimensional (2D) graphics. The game is set in the year 2084, in a fictional world where robots have turned against humans. The aim is to defeat endless waves of robots, rescue surviving humans, and earn as many points as possible.</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:34:43TOPIC: Choosing Your Forks.TOPIC: Choosing Your Forks.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about some of the deeper and more slippery issues behind changes in our career and life.
In particular, how do we go from a vague tickle to that feeling of full-blown intolerability that can end up driving a change? Are we looking backward at what we should be doing as we slavishly catalog our many petty aggrievements? Or, do we take two giant steps back and apply a cooler eye to what we really want to do next?
Even before we find our forks in the road, how can we know a big decision might or should be coming our way? And, how do we stay current on that never-ending need to accept and plan for the changes we never could have anticipated?
It's tough at 23, it's super-hard at 30, and, brother, is it ever murder at 50.
Sure, it's a little fruity, but, yeah: you need to write the story you really want to live. Rather than just cobbling together a flattering post-mortem on how you magically ended up where you are.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann, tools, careers111: You Get There Early for Pancake Dayhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/111
http://5by5.tv/b2w/111Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:15:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Memory.
This week, Dan and Merlin try to tackle the complexities of memory.
Why do we remember things from childhood with unimpeachable detail, but then forget our own phone number or PIN code? How can the same person remember the name of everyone he's ever met, and then space a phone call a couple hours after it was scheduled? Why do we remember and why do we forget?
Unsurprisingly, few concrete answers appear, but there's plenty of lively conversation on savant syndrome, tactical memory aides, and the precise location of Merlin's pills.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Memory.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin try to tackle the complexities of memory.</p>
<p>Why do we remember things from childhood with unimpeachable detail, but then forget our own phone number or PIN code? How can the same person remember the name of everyone he's ever met, and then space a phone call a couple hours after it was scheduled? Why do we remember and why do we forget?</p>
<p>Unsurprisingly, few concrete answers appear, but there's plenty of lively conversation on savant syndrome, tactical memory aides, and the precise location of Merlin's pills.</p>
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<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrEPJh14mcU" class="link" target="_blank">Forgetfulness - Billy Collins Animated Poetry - YouTube</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/45763194525/compose-gmail-message" class="link" target="_blank">Compose Gmail Message.app I just ““wrote”” my... | kung fu grippe</a></h4>
<p>It’s the world’s dumbest and awesomest Automator app, and it does precisely one thing</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tip_of_the_tongue" class="link" target="_blank">Tip of the tongue - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon (TOT), sometimes called presque vu, is the failure to retrieve a word from memory, combined with partial recall and the feeling that retrieval is imminent.[1] The phenomenon's name comes from the saying, "It's on the tip of my tongue."</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.papenhausen.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Papenhausen Hardware</a></h4>
<p>We are now carrying SodaStream products. That's right you can make your own sodas or carbonated water drinks. The machine is simple to use and the cartridges are refillable. Just bring down your empty one and exchange it for a full one.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chunking_(psychology)" class="link" target="_blank">Chunking (psychology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Chunking, in psychology, is a phenomenon whereby individuals group responses when performing a memory task. Tests where individuals can demonstrate "chunking" commonly include serial and free recall tasks</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heuristic" class="link" target="_blank">Heuristic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>In more precise terms, heuristics are strategies using readily accessible, though loosely applicable, information to control problem solving in human beings and machines</p>
<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/jxpx777" class="link" target="_blank">Jamie Phelps (jxpx777) on Twitter</a></h4>
<p>Smartsure and cocksure.</p>
<h4><a href="http://jxpx777.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Jamie Phelps | Smartsure and cocksure</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095953/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" class="link" target="_blank">Rain Man (1988) - IMDb</a></h4>
<p>Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095953/trivia?ref_=tt_ql_8" class="link" target="_blank">Rain Man (1988) - Trivia - IMDb</a></h4>
<p>Dustin Hoffman spent a year working with autistic men and their families to understand their complex relationships. Also, when he was a jobbing actor, he had worked in a psychiatric care home, and drew from his experiences then for the film.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Peek" class="link" target="_blank">Kim Peek - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Laurence Kim Peek (November 11, 1951 – December 19, 2009) was an American savant. Known as a "megasavant", he had an exceptional memory, but he also experienced social difficulties, possibly resulting from a developmental disability related to congenital brain abnormalities. He was the inspiration for the character of Raymond Babbitt, played by Dustin Hoffman in the movie Rain Man. Unlike Babbitt, who had autism, Peek probably had FG syndrome.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2T45r5G3kA" class="link" target="_blank">Kim Peek - The Real Rain Man [1/5] - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savant_syndrome" class="link" target="_blank">Savant syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Savant syndrome is a condition in which a person with serious mental disabilities, including autistic disorder, demonstrates profound and prodigious capacities and/or abilities far in excess of what would be considered normal</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0307700666/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief: Lawrence Wright: 9780307700667: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>A clear-sighted revelation, a deep penetration into the world of Scientology by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower,?the now-classic study of al-Qaeda?s 9/11 attack. Based on more than two hundred personal interviews with?current and former Scientologists?both famous and less well known?and years of archival research, Lawrence Wright uses his extraordinary investigative ability to uncover for us the inner workings of the Church of Scientology.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_thetan" class="link" target="_blank">Operating Thetan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>In Scientology, Operating Thetan (OT) is a spiritual state above Clear. L. Ron Hubbard, science fiction writer and creator of Scientology, defined it as "knowing and willing cause over life, thought, matter, energy, space and time (MEST)"</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.43folders.com/2007/10/11/downside-outboard-brain" class="link" target="_blank">The downside of the outboard brain | 43 Folders</a></h4>
<p>Clive Thompson writes on a phenomenon I think about constantly: if you really do start entrusting all your ephemeral memory work to external systems, might your wetware start to atrophy?</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.43folders.com/2007/10/26/david-brooks-outsourced-brain" class="link" target="_blank">David Brooks on his &quot;Outsourced Brain&quot; | 43 Folders</a></h4>
<p>NYT's David Brooks on outsourcing memory, reference, and decision-making to things that theoretically do it better:</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.43folders.com/2006/07/10/listening" class="link" target="_blank">Tips on becoming a better listener | 43 Folders</a></h4>
<p>No, friend, you will be deeply annoyed to hear me ask you to repeat your name at least twice, and possibly five times, during our inaugural conversation. And, in subsequent meetings, even though your face will be forever etched upon my brain (a skill at which I absolutely excel), I will probably call you "Champ," "Chief," or possibly "Tex." Because, yes, I will have completely forgotten your name.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWtx9JwNzmY" class="link" target="_blank">SI Football Phone commercial - YouTube</a></h4>
<p>Sports Illustrated Football Phone. Late 80s</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein" class="link" target="_blank">Albert Einstein - Wikiquote</a></h4>
<p>[I do not] carry such information in my mind since it is readily available in books. ...The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/issues/98sep/copy3.htm" class="link" target="_blank">Who Will Own Your Next Good Idea? (Part Three)</a></h4>
<p>"A weekday edition of The New York Times contains more information than the average person was likely to come across in a lifetime in seventeenth-century England" --Richard Saul Wurman</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/afterdark/360" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | After Dark #360: After Back to Work #111</a></h4>
<p>Wow. Today's Back to Work After Dark is…is…mmmmmmmMMMMMMMM…<strong>UNACCEPTABLE!!!</strong></p>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtUe5IJkhiE" class="link" target="_blank">MI Spliff UB40 - YouTube</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroplasticity" class="link" target="_blank">Neuroplasticity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Neuroplasticity (from neural - pertaining to the nerves and/or brain and plastic - moldable or changeable in structure), also known as brain plasticity, refers to changes in neural pathways and synapses which are due to changes in behavior, environment and neural processes, as well as changes resulting from bodily injury. Neuroplasticity has replaced the formerly-held position that the brain is a physiologically static organ, and explores how - and in which ways - the brain changes throughout life.</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:18:30TOPIC: MemoryTOPIC: Memory.
This week, Dan and Merlin try to tackle the complexities of memory.
Why do we remember things from childhood with unimpeachable detail, but then forget our own phone number or PIN code? How can the same person remember the name of everyone he's ever met, and then space a phone call a couple hours after it was scheduled? Why do we remember and why do we forget?
Unsurprisingly, few concrete answers appear, but there's plenty of lively conversation on savant syndrome, tactical memory aides, and the precise location of Merlin's pills.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann, tools110: Okay, Then.http://5by5.tv/b2w/110
http://5by5.tv/b2w/110Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Stupidity.
This week, Dan and Merlin tackle stupidity. And, brother, there sure are a whole lot of flavors of stupid.
Are we really talking about being clueless, unaware, dumb, absent-minded, or just plain-old ignorant? Because they're actually pretty different animals.
Whether you're dropping your library book in the mailbox, leaving your iPad at home, following baseless medical advice, or doing whatever Dan did with his garage door (don't worry: the car is fine), it's really helpful to understand where your real problem really lives.
From a tactical standpoint, try some useful failsafes, rituals, and habits. But, at a higher level, learn to develop the curiosity to keep evolving. Stay open to how you might be wrong by always seeking out the smartest person you can find who disagrees with you.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Stupidity.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin tackle <em>stupidity</em>. And, brother, there sure are a whole lot of flavors of stupid.</p>
<p>Are we really talking about being clueless, unaware, dumb, absent-minded, or just plain-old ignorant? Because they're actually pretty different animals.</p>
<p>Whether you're dropping your library book in the mailbox, leaving your iPad at home, following baseless medical advice, or doing whatever Dan did with his garage door (don't worry: the car is <em>fine</em>), it's really helpful to understand where your real problem really lives.</p>
<p>From a tactical standpoint, try some useful failsafes, rituals, and habits. But, at a higher level, learn to develop the <em>curiosity</em> to keep evolving. Stay open to how you might be wrong by always seeking out the smartest person you can find who disagrees with you.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/140124050X/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Superman Family Adventures Vol. 1 (Superman (Graphic Novels)): Franco, Art Baltazar: 9781401240509: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>Superman! Superboy! Supergirl! Krypto the Superdog! The entire Superman family is reimagined here in this energetic all-ages graphic novel. Don't miss the heroes of Metropolis fighting such foes as Bizarro, Metallo, Lex Luthor and more in these tales from issues numbered 1-6 of the all-ages series.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://www.dccomics.com/comics/superman-family-adventures/superman-family-adventures-1" class="link" target="_blank">SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES #1 | DC Comics</a></h4>
<p>Superman's closest allies take the stage like you have never seen before, from the Eisner Award-winning team of Art Baltazar and Franco (TINY TITANS)</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.comixology.com/Superman-Family-Adventures/comics-series/8111" class="link" target="_blank">Superman Family Adventures Digital Comics - Comics by comiXology</a></h4>
<p>Superman's closest allies take the stage like you have never seen before. Classic Superman elements reinterpreted for all ages--pack your bags and meet us in Metropolis! An all-new all-ages title from the Eisner Award-winning creative team of TINY TITANS, Art Baltazar and Franco!</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=superman+family+adventures&amp;hl=en&amp;safe=off&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=9sg4UeDeBuf9ygGVzIHIBg&amp;ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&amp;biw=1577&amp;bih=1312" class="link" target="_blank">superman family adventures - Google Search</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://guttersandpanels.com/gutters-and-panels/2013/3/7/gamechanging-marvel-unlimited-app-offers-digital-subscription-model" class="link" target="_blank">Gamechanging &#x27;Marvel Unlimited&#x27; App Offers Digital Subscription Model — Gutters and Panels</a></h4>
<p>This is news many of us were hoping for - it was just a matter of time. Gizmodo reports that Marvel Comics will now begin offering their digital catalog of back issues for use on iOS (iPhone and iPad, with Android coming soon)? for a flat subscription rate. Prices start at $10 a month, or limited-time offer of $60 for a year of service, which will allow access to over 13,000 digitally-scanned comics from Marvel's extensive history.</p>
<h4><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/marvel-unlimited/id607205403?mt=8" class="link" target="_blank">Marvel Unlimited for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation) and iPad on the iTunes App Store</a></h4>
<p>Introducing the Marvel Unlimited app for iPhone and iPad - a new benefit of our digital comics subscription program!</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreyfus_model_of_skill_acquisition" class="link" target="_blank">Dreyfus model of skill acquisition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>In the novice stage, a person follows rules as given, without context, with no sense of responsibility beyond following the rules exactly. Competence develops when the individual develops organizing principles to quickly access the particular rules that are relevant to the specific task at hand</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect" class="link" target="_blank">Dunning–Kruger effect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which unskilled individuals suffer from illusory superiority, mistakenly rating their ability much higher than average. This bias is attributed to a metacognitive inability of the unskilled to recognize their mistakes.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_stages_of_competence" class="link" target="_blank">Four stages of competence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>In psychology, the four stages of competence, or the "conscious competence" learning model, relates to the psychological states involved in the process of progressing from incompetence to competence in a skill.</p>
<h4><a href="http://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=12049247275572373806&amp;hl=en&amp;as_sdt=1,5" class="link" target="_blank">Dreyfus: A five-stage model of the mental activities... - Google Scholar</a></h4>
<p>SE Dreyfus, HL Dreyfus - 1980</p>
<p>Abstract : In acquiring a skill by means of instruction and experience, the student normally passes through five developmental stages which we designate novice, competence, proficiency, expertise and mastery. We argue, based on analysis of careful descriptions of skill acquisition, that as the student becomes skilled, he depends less on abstract principles and more on concrete experience. We systematize and illustrate the progressive changes in a performer's ways of seeing his task environment. We conclude that any skill- training procedure must be based on some model of skill acquisition, so that it can address, at each stage of training, the appropriate issues involved in facilitating advancement.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/44764453891/brianmichaelbendis-age-of-ultron-1-by" class="link" target="_blank">brianmichaelbendis: Age of Ultron #1 by... | kung fu grippe</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1416971467/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Aesop&#x27;s Fables: A Pop-Up Book of Classic Tales: Kees Moerbeek, Chris Beatrice, Bruce Whatley: 9781416971467: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/thumbnails/0,,1220600,00.html" class="link" target="_blank">View All | Home Inspection Nightmares I | This Old House</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://fieldnotesbrand.com/memo-archive/" class="link" target="_blank">Field Notes Memo Archive</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785134735/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Daredevil, Vol. 1: Frank Miller, Bill Mantlo, Marv Wolfman, Roger McKenzie, David Michelinie, Klaus Janson: 9780785134732: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>A classic Marvel hero defined by one of comics' greatest visionaries! A Marvel Comics mainstay since 1964, Daredevil got a new lease on life in a landmark 1979-1983 run by writer-penciler Frank Miller and inker-penciler Klaus Janson, whose daring reinvention of the character quickly made Miller one of the biggest and most influential stars in the comic-book industry. Miller put his own stamp on established cast members such as reporter Ben Urich, femme fatale Black Widow, mad assassin Bullseye, the saw-fisted Gladiator, and monstrous crime boss Kingpin. Miller also introduced Daredevil's mysterious mentor Stick, deadly ninja foes the Hand, and Matt's long-lost love Elektra, a beautiful assassin who would become one of Marvel's most memorable characters. Mixing traditional super-heroics with mysterious martial artistry, doomed romance, and dark personal drama, Miller's character-defining DD run is collected across three titanic trade paperbacks! Collecting Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785168060/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Daredevil by Mark Waid, Vol. 1: Mark Waid, Paolo Rivera, Marcos Martin, Emma Rios, Kano Kano, Khoi Pham: 9780785168065: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>A fresh start for the Man Without Fear! Matt Murdock is back in New York and hoping to resuscitate his law practice, but not everyone is happy to see him. And Daredevil hits the streets as Klaw, master of sound, makes his deadly return! Then, a blind client holds the key to a global conspiracy perpetrated by some familiar foes. Can Daredevil protect him long enough to bring down an international criminal organization? And when a piece of cutting-edge technology goes missing, Daredevil and Punisher team up to track it down and clear the Black Cat of the crime. But is Black Cat really innocent?! And after someone exhumes Battlin' Jack Murdock's grave, DD heads underground to find the villain responsible. Mark Waid's fantastic rejuvenation of Daredevil begins here!</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785143882/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Daredevil by Brian Michael Bendis &amp; Alex Maleev Ultimate Collection - Book 1 (9780785143888): Brian Michael Bendis, David Mack, Alex Maleev: Books</a></h4>
<p>During a character-defining run, Brian Michael Bendis crafted a pulp-fiction narrative that exploited the Man Without Fear's rich tapestry of characters and psychodrama, and resolved them in an incredibly nuanced, modern approach. Now, this Eisner Award-winning run is collected across three titanic trade paperbacks! In this volume, witness the Kingpin's downfall at the hands of Sammy Silke and see how a down-on-his-luck FBI agent can change Matt's life forever. Collects Daredevil</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1596912464/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">I&#x27;m a Lebowski, You&#x27;re a Lebowski: Life, The Big Lebowski, and What Have You: Ben Peskoe, Bill Green, Scott Shuffitt, Will Russell: 9781596912465: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>To some The Big Lebowski is just a movie, to others it's THE MOVIE. Over the past several years the movie has developed a massive and passionate cult following, led by the creation of Lebowski Fest, a traveling festival celebrating all things Lebowski. Held in a bowling alley, it features bowling, costume and trivia contests, live music, a screening of the movie, White Russians, and what-have-you. Attendance has grown exponentially and the Fest has been featured in virtually every national media outlet, from NPR to the New York Times. The Associated Press called it "kind of a 'Star Trek' convention, but without all the geeks." SPIN Magazine called it one of the "19 events you can't miss!" Now, at last, comes the book that the legion of Lebowski fans (aka Achievers) has been waiting for. I'm a Lebowski, You're a Lebowski is a treasure trove of trivia and commentary, hilarious throughout and illustrated with photos from the film, including dozens taken on the set by Jeff Bridges. It includes interviews with virtually every major and minor cast member including John Goodman, Julianne Moore and John Turturro, as well as the real-life individuals who served as inspiration for the characters such as Jeff Dowd and John Milius. Fellow Achievers Patton Oswalt, Tony Hawk and Powerpuff Girls creator Craig McCracken give their thoughts on the movie and the phenomenon that surrounds it. The book features a handy guide to speaking Achiever, tips on how to Dude-ify your car, office, and living space, Lebowski Fest highlights and so much more.</p>
<h4><a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&amp;view=cm&amp;fs=1&amp;tf=1&amp;shva=1" class="link" target="_blank">Shortcut to compose Gmail message (without seeing an inbox)</a></h4>
<p>Just make a bookmarklet with: <br/>
<code>https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&amp;view=cm&amp;fs=1&amp;tf=1&amp;shva=1</code></p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Hill" class="link" target="_blank">Maria Hill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Maria Hill is a fictional character appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. As the former director of the planetary defense/intelligence service S.H.I.E.L.D., she appears in various storylines in which that organization figures prominently, which often feature the Avengers or members of that group, such as the late 2000s Civil War and Secret Invasion miniseries, and the monthly Iron Man series, in which she was a prominent supporting character during the "Dark Reign" and "Stark Disassembled" storylines.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_versions_of_the_Hulk" class="link" target="_blank">Alternative versions of the Hulk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>In addition to his mainstream incarnation, Hulk has also been depicted in other fictional universes, in which Bruce Banner's transformation, behavior, or circumstances vary from the mainstream setting. In some stories, someone other than Bruce Banner is the Hulk.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benday" class="link" target="_blank">Ben-Day dots - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Depending on the effect, color and optical illusion needed, small colored dots are closely spaced, widely spaced or overlapping. Magenta dots, for example, are widely spaced to create pink. Pulp comic books of the 1950s and 1960s used Ben-Day dots in the four process colors (cyan, magenta, yellow and black) to inexpensively create shading and secondary colors such as green, purple, orange and flesh tones.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She-hulk" class="link" target="_blank">She-Hulk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters) is a Marvel Comics superheroine. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Buscema, she first appeared in Savage She-Hulk</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0439882826/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Star Wars: A Pop-Up Guide to the Galaxy: Matthew Reinhart: 9780439882828: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>Matthew Reinhart has created another spectacular pop-up book for George Lucas's epic STAR WARS movies! Bestselling pop-up artist and engineer Matthew Reinhart has designed a thirtieth anniversary commemorative edition that comes packed with a variety of novelty features -- pop-ups, working light sabers, pull tabs, and other interactive looks at the exciting and popular movies. This beautiful book will impress all fans of STAR WARS and gives a whole new perspective to the films.</p>
<h4><a href="http://vimeo.com/7192517" class="link" target="_blank">Makebelieve Help, Old Butchers, and Figuring Out Who You Are (For Now) on Vimeo</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:42:44TOPIC: Stupidity.TOPIC: Stupidity.
This week, Dan and Merlin tackle stupidity. And, brother, there sure are a whole lot of flavors of stupid.
Are we really talking about being clueless, unaware, dumb, absent-minded, or just plain-old ignorant? Because they're actually pretty different animals.
Whether you're dropping your library book in the mailbox, leaving your iPad at home, following baseless medical advice, or doing whatever Dan did with his garage door (don't worry: the car is fine), it's really helpful to understand where your real problem really lives.
From a tactical standpoint, try some useful failsafes, rituals, and habits. But, at a higher level, learn to develop the curiosity to keep evolving. Stay open to how you might be wrong by always seeking out the smartest person you can find who disagrees with you.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann, tools, stupidity109: Two Paragraphs on Bourbonhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/109
http://5by5.tv/b2w/109Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:15:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Not So Much
This week, Dan and Merlin eschew ““topic”” to freely discuss razors, beef, They Might Be Giants, prolapse, Genesis, dogs, Spider-Man (and -Womyn), pretender marteenies, truck butt, the lonely plaster casts of our youth, blind harmonicists, those awesome blue IKEA bags, ceviche, E.L.O., Goldenberg's Peanut Chews, bumping, hypoglycemia, how Merlin named his daughter, Hyman Roth, endive, and, of course, The Big Lebowski.
Then, they go and blow it all by unintentionally having a really useful discussion about Merlin's three key elements of optimal and sustainable workflows.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Not So Much</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin eschew ““topic”” to freely discuss razors, beef, They Might Be Giants, prolapse, Genesis, dogs, Spider-Man (and -Womyn), pretender marteenies, truck butt, the lonely plaster casts of our youth, blind harmonicists, those awesome blue IKEA bags, ceviche, E.L.O., Goldenberg's Peanut Chews, bumping, hypoglycemia, how Merlin named his daughter, Hyman Roth, endive, and, of course, <em>The Big Lebowski</em>.</p>
<p>Then, they go and blow it all by unintentionally having a really useful discussion about Merlin's three key elements of optimal and sustainable workflows.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://cmsauve.com/projects/templates/" class="link" target="_blank">Templates.scpt</a></h4>
<p>OmniFocus is an incredible piece of software. I and countless others rely on it every day to manage increasingly hectic lives and complex, multi-facetted projects.This script is an effort to reduce one of the largest sources of friction remaining in my OmniFocus setup: maintaining and creating projects that don't recur on even intervals, but occur frequently enough that their planning and capture becomes a time sink.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/459" class="link" target="_blank">Arnold Robbins - O&#x27;Reilly Media</a></h4>
<p>Arnold Robbins, an Atlanta native, is a professional programmer and technical author. He has worked with Unix systems since 1980, when he was introduced to a PDP-11 running a version of Sixth Edition Unix. He has been a heavy AWK user since 1987, when he became involved with gawk, the GNU project's version of AWK. As a member of the POSIX 1003.2 balloting group, he helped shape the POSIX standard for AWK. He is currently the maintainer of gawk and its documentation. He is also coauthor of the sixth edition of O'Reilly's Learning the vi Editor. Since late 1997, he and his family have been living happily in Israel.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Rothstein" class="link" target="_blank">Arnold Rothstein - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Arnold Rothstein (January 17, 1882 – November 5, 1928), nicknamed "the Brain," was a Jewish-American racketeer, businessman and gambler who became a kingpin of the Jewish mob in New York. Rothstein was widely reputed to have organized corruption in professional athletics, most notoriously conspiring in the fixing of the 1919 World Series.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyman_Roth" class="link" target="_blank">Hyman Roth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Hyman Roth is a fictional character in the Godfather series of books and films. He was a Jewish investor and a business partner of Vito Corleone, and later his son Michael Corleone. He is based on the late Florida-based mobster, Meyer Lansky, and played in the movie by Lee Strasberg.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meyer_Lansky" class="link" target="_blank">Meyer Lansky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Meyer Lansky (born Meyer Suchowljansky; July 4, 1902 – January 15, 1983), known as the "Mob's Accountant," was a Russian-born American organized crime figure who, along with his associate Charles "Lucky" Luciano, was instrumental in the development of the "National Crime Syndicate" in the United States. For decades he was thought to be one of the most powerful people in the country.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/systematic/33" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Systematic #33: Merlin Mann - Failing gracefully</a></h4>
<p>Merlin Mann guests to talk about failure, success and self perception in an organic and enlightening conversation.</p>
<h4><a href="http://lifehacker.com/5988268/store-lemons-in-the-fridge-to-keep-them-juicier-longer" class="link" target="_blank">Store Lemons in the Fridge to Keep them Juicier Longer</a></h4>
<p>The folks America's Test Kitchen wanted to see how to keep lemons juicy and fresh as long as possible, and the answer is simple: put them in a zipper bag and toss them in the fridge.</p>
<p>[via Joel Housman]</p>
<h4><a href="http://lifehacker.com/5985131/open-compose-takes-you-straight-to-gmails-new-email-window-to-avoid-inbox-distractions" class="link" target="_blank">Open Compose Takes You Straight to Gmail&#x27;s New Email Window to Avoid Inbox Distractions</a></h4>
<p>Chrome: Your inbox gets distracting […] and sometimes you just want to send an email without seeing everything else requiring a response. Open Compose lets you click a button and compose a message in Gmail, no distraction required.</p>
<p>via: https://twitter.com/ledlow/status/307536687746134016</p>
<h4><a href="http://pieisnteasy.com/journal/2013/3/1/back-to-work-so-you-can-do-your-most-creative-work" class="link" target="_blank">Back to Work, so you can be creative and collect comics — PIE Isn&#x27;t Easy</a></h4>
<p>Andy introduced me to Merlin Mann last year, and since then I kind of feel like we've moved in together.?</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0596100299/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Unix in a Nutshell, Fourth Edition: Arnold Robbins: 9780596100292: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>Unix in a Nutshell is the standard desktop reference, without question. (Manpages come in a close second.) With a clean layout and superior command tables available at a glance, O'Reilly's third edition of Nutshell is an essential to own.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarsier" class="link" target="_blank">Tarsier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Tarsiers are haplorrhine primates of the family Tarsiidae, which is itself the lone extant family within the infraorder Tarsiiformes. Although the group was once more widespread, all the species living today are found in the islands of Southeast Asia.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785157794/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Avenging Spider-Man: My Friends Can Beat Up Your Friends (9780785157793): Zeb Wells, Joe Madureira, Greg Land, Leinil Francis Yu: Books</a></h4>
<p>Back in the team-up biz! He's been Amazing, he's been Spectacular, he's been Sensational. Now, Spider-Man is doing a little Avenging, and he's brought a few of his pals along for the ride. Ever the social animal, the wallcrawler has a proud tradition of fi ghting side-by-side with heroes from across the Marvel Universe. And now that he's a card-carrying member of both the Avengers and the Fantastic Four, he can't go far without swinging into a teammate or two. Step forward the rascally Red Hulk, the hotheaded Hawkeye and the legendary Captain America as Spidey bonds with Earth's Mightiest Heroes!</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001DNE3KQ/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Panasonic ES8103S Men&#x27;s 3-Blade (Arc 3) Wet/Dry Rechargeable Electric Shaver with Nanotech Blades, Silver: Health &amp; Personal Care</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B003YJAZZ4/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Braun Series 7- 790cc Pulsonic Shaver System, Silver: Health &amp; Personal Care</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B007SNGSFS/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Braun Clean &amp; Renew Cart Shaver Refills Frustration Free 4 Pack: Health &amp; Personal Care</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/44637838863/my-genesis-revelation" class="link" target="_blank">Genesis - “Turn It On Again” (Duke; 1980) A very... | kung fu grippe</a></h4>
<p>A very painful confession. I often listen to this song on repeat literally all morning.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cXOesI1Aw0" class="link" target="_blank">The Tourists - &quot;I Only Want To Be With You&quot; (1979)</a></h4>
<p>Hit single promo video featuring Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart a mere 12 months before leaving the band to form Eurythmics whilst on tour in Australia.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tourists" class="link" target="_blank">The Tourists - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The Tourists (1977–1980) were a British rock and pop band, but are better known for two of their members (Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart) who went on to achieve great success as Eurythmics. The band formed around a nucleus of two musicians from Sunderland in north-east England, Peet Coombes and Dave Stewart.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Shawn" class="link" target="_blank">Wallace Shawn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Wallace Michael Shawn (born November 12, 1943) is an American actor and playwright. His best-known film roles include Wally Shawn in My Dinner with Andre (1981), Vizzini in The Princess Bride (1987), and Rex the toy dinosaur in the Toy Story animated film series.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.thesmartset.com/article/article03041301.aspx" class="link" target="_blank">The Smart Set: Movers and Shakers - March 4, 2013</a></h4>
<p>What’s the difference between SkyMall and the Shakers? One creates products for comfort, the other for independence.</p>
<h4><a href="http://paleoblocks.com/paleo-recipe-robb-wolfs-nor-cal-margaritas/" class="link" target="_blank">Paleo Recipe: Robb Wolf’s Nor Cal Margaritas</a></h4>
<p>Ingredients: 2 shots (4 oz) of clear alcohol – we used Rum, Robb uses Tequila; juice of one lime; club soda; ice</p>
<h4><a href="[VIDEO] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEjutUbgpH8" class="link" target="_blank">They Might Be Giants - &quot;Ana Ng&quot; (1988)</a></h4>
<p>Make a hole with a gun perpendicular to the name of this town in a desktop globe.</p>
<p>Exit wound in a foreign nation, showing the home of the one this was written for.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002QGAF8S/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Ultra Pro Resealable Current Size Comic Bags</a></h4>
<p>Stores current (modern) comics. Bags measure approximately - 6-7/8 x 10-1/2-Inch plus 2-Inch flap. Resealable tape closure on flap. Made from 2mil ultra clear polypropylene. Acid-free, archival quality, safe for long-term storage. Sold in packs of 100.</p>
<h4><a href="http://simplicitybliss.com/" class="link" target="_blank">SimplicityBliss</a></h4>
<p>BY SVEN FECHNER</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.cueup.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Cue - Know What&#x27;s Next - for iPhone and web</a></h4>
<p>Cue enhances your existing calendar by automatically connecting your events to related phone numbers, people, and addresses. Cue makes it easy to contact the people you care about, get to where you are going, and stay informed.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.noodlesoft.com/hazel.php" class="link" target="_blank">Noodlesoft | Hazel</a></h4>
<p><strong>Your Personal Housekeeper</strong></p>
<p>Hazel is a System Preference pane that works silently in the background, automatically filing, organizing and cleaning.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/2029451/how-i-went-paperless-with-hazel-and-evernote.html" class="link" target="_blank">How I went paperless with Hazel and Evernote | Macworld</a></h4>
<p>That process isn’t necessarily difficult, but it is tedious and repetitive. Multiply it by the half dozen or so statements I receive in any given month, and it’s easy to see why I decided to automate the process.</p>
<h4><a href="http://flexibits.com/fantastical" class="link" target="_blank">Flexibits | Fantastical for Mac | Meet your Mac&#x27;s new calendar.</a></h4>
<p>Fantastical's natural language engine is expressive and intelligent so you can write in your own style. Even better, Fantastical automatically recognizes the location of your event and can even invite people from Contacts (Mountain Lion) or Address Book (Lion and Snow Leopard) to your event.</p>
<h4><a href="http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=q27BfBkRHbs" class="link" target="_blank">[VIDEO] White Stripes - &quot;Fell in Love with a Girl&quot;</a></h4>
<p>She says, 'Come and kiss me by the riverside. Bobby says it's fine—he don't consider it cheating.'</p>
<h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin_IV#Album_cover_and_inside_sleeve" class="link" target="_blank">Led Zeppelin IV - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>[Jimmy] Page has explained that the cover of the fourth album was intended to bring out a city/country dichotomy that had initially surfaced on Led Zeppelin III.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/44233854714/splenda" class="link" target="_blank">[IMAGE] Baby covers et al. from Dan</a></h4>
<p>Nobody sends a CARE package like Dan Benjamin sends a CARE package.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/17228340/" class="link" target="_blank">FRAKTA Shopping bag, large, blue - IKEA</a></h4>
<p>Easy to clean; just rinse with water and let dry.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectal_prolapse" class="link" target="_blank">Rectal prolapse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Rectal prolapse (rectal procidentia) refers to a medical condition where a section of the wall of the rectum prolapses (falls down) from the normal anatomical position with associated pelvic floor dysfunction. This may occur while straining to defecate, or during rest.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=docking" class="link" target="_blank">Urban Dictionary: docking</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/44684616958/my-name-is-britannia" class="link" target="_blank">Genesis - “Dancing with the Moonlit Knight” (Live;... | kung fu grippe</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentateuch_(disambiguation)" class="link" target="_blank">Pentateuch (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>This week's episode of <em>Back to Work</em> is sponsored by <a href="http://www.squarespace.com/backtowork" title="Build a Website - Squarespace - Squarespace is the easiest way for anyone to create an exceptional website. Pages, galleries, blogs, domains, hosting, analytics, 24/7 support - all included.">Squarespace</a> (use offer code "<strong><code>CASH</code></strong>" for an additional 10% off).</p>
Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:25:51TOPIC: Not So MuchTOPIC: Not So Much
This week, Dan and Merlin eschew ““topic”” to freely discuss razors, beef, They Might Be Giants, prolapse, Genesis, dogs, Spider-Man (and -Womyn), pretender marteenies, truck butt, the lonely plaster casts of our youth, blind harmonicists, those awesome blue IKEA bags, ceviche, E.L.O., Goldenberg's Peanut Chews, bumping, hypoglycemia, how Merlin named his daughter, Hyman Roth, endive, and, of course, The Big Lebowski.
Then, they go and blow it all by unintentionally having a really useful discussion about Merlin's three key elements of optimal and sustainable workflows.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann, tools108: What Can I Spray?http://5by5.tv/b2w/108
http://5by5.tv/b2w/108Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Shaving a Yak
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about The Hierarchy of Fiddling. When does self-improvement silently shade into navel-gazing, and how do we realize that it's happening?
Some fixes mean applying a fast change that produces outsized results (a true "life hack"). But, most of our more circuitous excursions into the world of ““productivity”” lead straight into a recursive black hole of lost time, sheer frustration, and soul-sucking existential onanism (let's call that one a "life whack").
Learn how to live with your dirty debit card, just satisfice with your dish-washing skills, and quit trying to solve non-problems with non-solutions.
Yes, learn the key commands, but, don't feel like you need to learn all the key commands. Iterate with mindful sanity.
And, like it says on the tin: always focus on how you'll get back to work.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Shaving a Yak</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about The Hierarchy of Fiddling. When does self-improvement silently shade into navel-gazing, and how do we realize that it's happening?</p>
<p>Some fixes mean applying a fast change that produces outsized results (a <em>true</em> "life hack"). But, most of our more circuitous excursions into the world of ““<em>productivity</em>”” lead straight into a recursive black hole of lost time, sheer frustration, and soul-sucking existential onanism (let's call that one a "life whack").</p>
<p>Learn how to live with your dirty debit card, just satisfice with your dish-washing skills, and quit trying to solve non-problems with non-solutions.</p>
<p>Yes, learn the key commands, but, don't feel like you need to learn <strong>all</strong> the key commands. Iterate with mindful sanity.</p>
<p>And, like it says on the tin: always focus on how you'll get <em>back to work</em>.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://smilesoftware.com/b2w" class="link" target="_blank">[SPONSOR] TextExpander: Mac and iOS Typing Shortcut Utility Saves You Time</a></h4>
<p>Save time and effort with TextExpander! Whether it's a simple email signature or several paragraphs of a standard response, you'll love how easy it is to use TextExpander to avoid typing the same thing over and over.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/yak_shaving" class="link" target="_blank">yak shaving - Wiktionary</a></h4>
<p>(idiomatic) The actually useless activity you do that appears important when you are consciously or unconsciously procrastinating about a larger problem.
I thought I'd get more work done if I just fixed a problem with my .emacs file, but then I spent the whole afternoon yak shaving.</p>
<h4><a href="http://makezine.com/01/lifehacks/" class="link" target="_blank">Yak Shaving</a></h4>
<p>Stuck in the middle of a stack of stuff you're supposed to do? Sharpen your wool clippers, and stop getting distracted by the pointless activities which surround any serious problem--unless you want to, that is.</p>
<h4><a href="https://bryonycoleblog.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/shaving-the-yak/" class="link" target="_blank">Shaving the yak. « BRYONY COLE</a></h4>
<p>Yak-shaving is that time when you set out to do something and end up completely off-track – bogged by little details, that actually seem crucial and dependent on the goal at the time, but later turn out to be irrelevant.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bikeshedding" class="link" target="_blank">bikeshedding - Wiktionary</a></h4>
<p>bikeshed +? -ing. The word originates in Berkeley Software Distribution culture and implies technical disputes over minor, marginal issues conducted while more serious ones are being overlooked. The implied image is of people arguing over what color to paint the bicycle shed while the house is not finished. The word has its origins in Parkinson’s Law of Triviality.
[edit]</p>
<h4><a href="http://blog.squarespace.com/blog/squarespace-commerce-is-here" class="link" target="_blank">Squarespace Commerce is Here — The Official Squarespace Blog</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/systematic/33" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Systematic #33: Merlin Mann - Failing gracefully</a></h4>
<p>Merlin Mann guests to talk about failure, success and self perception in an organic and enlightening conversation.</p>
<h4><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/4" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #4: Failing with Style</a></h4>
<p>Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin talk about trying to change other people, how things really aren’t that bad, balancing fear or being driven by fear, leaving capacity for when you get The Pitch, procrastination (eventually), and giving yourself permission to fail in an interesting way. You’re not gonna get black lung from a spreadsheet.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consilience_(book)" class="link" target="_blank">Consilience (book) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge is a 1998 book by biologist E. O. Wilson. In this book, Wilson discusses methods that have been used to unite the sciences and might in the future unite them with the humanities. Wilson prefers and uses the term consilience to describe the synthesis of knowledge from different specialized fields of human endeavor.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/067976867X/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge: Edward Osborne Wilson: 9780679768678: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<p>Historically, all of the sciences were once united under the rubric of "natural science." Over time, they became fragmented and specialized. Nevertheless, Wilson argues that there is a genetic and neurological basis for knowledge and that all subjects of human inquiry can be reunited under the umbrella of "consilience."</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_ant" class="link" target="_blank">Sugar ant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The sugar ant (Camponotus consobrinus)—also known as the banded sugar ant—is a relatively large ant, identifiable by their orange-brown bodies, black head and mandibles. The sugar ants' name comes from their liking for sugar, but they are attracted to other savory food.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mounds_(candy)" class="link" target="_blank">Mounds (candy) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Mounds is a candy bar made by Hershey's, and is the sister product of Almond Joy. Like Almond Joy, it consists of a coconut based center; however, it is enrobed with dark chocolate rather than milk chocolate and does not contain almonds.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_Hulk" class="link" target="_blank">World War Hulk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The plot is the culmination of a series of events that began with the Hulk being tricked into space by the Illuminati and a life model decoy of Nick Fury, the Hulk's subsequent exile seen in Planet Hulk and his imminent return to Earth to seek revenge on the Illuminati.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imagecomics.com/comics/5408/Saga-10" class="link" target="_blank">Image Comics | Saga #10</a></h4>
<p>Marko and Alana's long-lost babysitter Izabel finally returns to the fold, but at what cost?</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/43599158306/like-i-say-help-yourself-three-hours" class="link" target="_blank">Like I say. Help yourself: Three. Hours.... | kung fu grippe</a></h4>
<p>Like I say. Help yourself:Three. Hours. DUNGEON.http://i-0.us/three-hours-dungeon</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Eno" class="link" target="_blank">Jim Eno - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Jim Eno (born February 8, 1966 is the drummer and one of the founding members of the Austin, Texas band Spoon. He is also a record producer and a semiconductor chip designer.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/459" class="link" target="_blank">Arnold Robbins - O&#x27;Reilly Media</a></h4>
<p>Arnold Robbins, an Atlanta native, is a professional programmer and technical author. He has worked with Unix systems since 1980, when he was introduced to a PDP-11 running a version of Sixth Edition Unix. He has been a heavy AWK user since 1987, when he became involved with gawk, the GNU project's version of AWK. As a member of the POSIX 1003.2 balloting group, he helped shape the POSIX standard for AWK. He is currently the maintainer of gawk and its documentation. He is also coauthor of the sixth edition of O'Reilly's Learning the vi Editor. Since late 1997, he and his family have been living happily in Israel.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchequer" class="link" target="_blank">Exchequer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>The Exchequer is a government department of the United Kingdom responsible for the management and collection of taxation and other government revenues. The historical Exchequer developed judicial roles. A similar office existed in Ireland during British rule from 1299 to 1877.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/merlin/sets/1034127/with/283452/" class="link" target="_blank">Merlin’s Awkward Hair Odyssey - a set on Flickr</a></h4>
<p>One's man's frequently unfortunate journey of discovery.</p>
<h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particoloured" class="link" target="_blank">Particoloured - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
<p>Particoloured, particolored or parti-color – showing different, often bright, colors or tints.</p>
<h4><a href="https://twitter.com/hotdogsladies/status/300008934545182722" class="link" target="_blank">Twitter / hotdogsladies: Cheese Dog Life Hack</a></h4>
<p>"[LIFE HACK] A chili cheese dog can be very messy to eat with your hands. So, eat it over your french fries and—hey—free chili-cheese fries!"</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059646/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" class="link" target="_blank">Repulsion (1965) - IMDb</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114323/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2" class="link" target="_blank">Safe (1995) - IMDb</a></h4>
<p>This week's episode for <em>Back to Work</em> is sponsored by Smile's <a href="http://smilesoftware.com/b2w" title="TextExpander: Mac Typing Shortcut Utility Saves You Time - Type more with less effort! TextExpander saves you time and keystrokes, expanding custom keyboard shortcuts into frequently-used text and pictures.">TextExpander</a>.</p>
Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:28:58TOPIC: Shaving a YakTOPIC: Shaving a Yak
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about The Hierarchy of Fiddling. When does self-improvement silently shade into navel-gazing, and how do we realize that it's happening?
Some fixes mean applying a fast change that produces outsized results (a true "life hack"). But, most of our more circuitous excursions into the world of ““productivity”” lead straight into a recursive black hole of lost time, sheer frustration, and soul-sucking existential onanism (let's call that one a "life whack").
Learn how to live with your dirty debit card, just satisfice with your dish-washing skills, and quit trying to solve non-problems with non-solutions.
Yes, learn the key commands, but, don't feel like you need to learn all the key commands. Iterate with mindful sanity.
And, like it says on the tin: always focus on how you'll get back to work.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann, tools107: Pull Out Your Dingushttp://5by5.tv/b2w/107
http://5by5.tv/b2w/107Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:45:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Compression
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about compression. What happens when we don't account for how long something really takes to do? And, worse still, what if we don't think about what has to happen before we can even start it?
If you find you're stressed-out, over-scheduled, under-resourced—and not particularly loving the things you're making—there's a pretty good chance you've become a victim of your own compression.
Acknowledge and understand the problem, and then learn how to avoid the classic pitfalls by falling in love with your calendar all over again.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Compression</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin talk about <em>compression</em>. What happens when we don't account for how long something <em>really</em> takes to do? And, worse still, what if we don't think about what has to happen <em>before</em> we can even start it?</p>
<p>If you find you're stressed-out, over-scheduled, under-resourced—and not particularly loving the things you're making—there's a pretty good chance you've become a victim of your own compression.</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:22:47TOPIC: CompressionTOPIC: Compression
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about compression. What happens when we don't account for how long something really takes to do? And, worse still, what if we don't think about what has to happen before we can even start it?
If you find you're stressed-out, over-scheduled, under-resourced—and not particularly loving the things you're making—there's a pretty good chance you've become a victim of your own compression.
Acknowledge and understand the problem, and then learn how to avoid the classic pitfalls by falling in love with your calendar all over again.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann, tools106: Enough Candy to Last Foreverhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/106
http://5by5.tv/b2w/106Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:30:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Duplicates, duplicates, duplicates.
This week, Dan and Merlin conclude their discussion of media management by focusing on dealing with duplicates. Just so many duplicates.
Music, Photos, Contacts, and Finder files. It's all thorny business, but a canny combination of backup, cool apps, and paranoid discretion can make your digital life more manageable and fun.
Also, some handy tips on sharing files, hosting media, and finding a digital home for your comic collection.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Duplicates, duplicates, duplicates.</p>
<p>This week, Dan and Merlin conclude their discussion of media management by focusing on dealing with <em>duplicates</em>. Just so many duplicates.</p>
<p>Music, Photos, Contacts, and Finder files. It's all thorny business, but a canny combination of backup, cool apps, and paranoid discretion can make your digital life more manageable and fun.</p>
<p>Also, some handy tips on sharing files, hosting media, and finding a digital home for your comic collection.</p>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:36:05TOPIC: Duplicates, duplicates, duplicates.TOPIC: Duplicates, duplicates, duplicates.
This week, Dan and Merlin conclude their discussion of media management by focusing on dealing with duplicates. Just so many duplicates.
Music, Photos, Contacts, and Finder files. It's all thorny business, but a canny combination of backup, cool apps, and paranoid discretion can make your digital life more manageable and fun.
Also, some handy tips on sharing files, hosting media, and finding a digital home for your comic collection.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann, tools105: Fissures of Menhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/105
http://5by5.tv/b2w/105Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:30:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Cool stuff Merlin loves.
This week, Merlin is delirious and may be in a fugue state, so he and Dan talk about a bunch of cool apps and gadgets--stuff that Merlin likes and really recommends.
Special attention goes to Drafts for iOS, the Logitech K760 Bluetooth keyboard, Verbatim's Tuff 'n Tiny USB drive, Cortex Camera for iOS, Cobook Address Book, with many more suggestions along the way, including handy tips based on how Merlin uses each.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Cool stuff Merlin loves.</p>
<p>This week, Merlin is delirious and may be in a fugue state, so he and Dan talk about a bunch of cool apps and gadgets--stuff that Merlin likes and really recommends.</p>
<p>Special attention goes to Drafts for iOS, the Logitech K760 Bluetooth keyboard, Verbatim's Tuff 'n Tiny USB drive, Cortex Camera for iOS, Cobook Address Book, with many more suggestions along the way, including handy tips based on how Merlin uses each.</p>
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<p>This week's episode of <em>Back to Work</em> is sponsored by <a href="http://www.squarespace.com/backtowork">Squarespace</a> (use offer code "<strong><code>BENDIS</code></strong>" for an additional 10% off) and <a href="http://kashoo.com">Kashoo</a> (use code "<strong><code>B2W</code></strong>" for 50% off your annual plan).</p>
Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:24:27TOPIC: Cool stuff Merlin loves.TOPIC: Cool stuff Merlin loves.
This week, Merlin is delirious and may be in a fugue state, so he and Dan talk about a bunch of cool apps and gadgets--stuff that Merlin likes and really recommends.
Special attention goes to Drafts for iOS, the Logitech K760 Bluetooth keyboard, Verbatim's Tuff 'n Tiny USB drive, Cortex Camera for iOS, Cobook Address Book, with many more suggestions along the way, including handy tips based on how Merlin uses each.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann, tools, gadgets104: Grab Your Revolverhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/104
http://5by5.tv/b2w/104Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Modern Media Management: Metadata and Smart Playlists
This week Dan and Merlin continue their 3-part series on Modern Media Management: handling your iTunes Library, iOS Devices, and iTunes Match without making yourself crazy.
In this episode, the focus is on fixing audio metadata, with a big discussion of the awesome MusicBrainz and Picard.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Modern Media Management: Metadata and Smart Playlists</p>
<p>This week Dan and Merlin continue their 3-part series on Modern Media Management: handling your iTunes Library, iOS Devices, and iTunes Match without making yourself crazy.</p>
<p>In this episode, the focus is on fixing audio metadata, with a <em>big</em> discussion of the awesome <a href="http://musicbrainz.org/">MusicBrainz</a> and <a href="http://musicbrainz.org/doc/MusicBrainz_Picard">Picard</a>.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://smilesoftware.com/blog/entry/macworld-2013-smiles-10th-birthday" class="link" target="_blank">Smile Blog</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:33:20TOPIC: Modern Media Management: Metadata and Smart PlaylistsTOPIC: Modern Media Management: Metadata and Smart Playlists
This week Dan and Merlin continue their 3-part series on Modern Media Management: handling your iTunes Library, iOS Devices, and iTunes Match without making yourself crazy.
In this episode, the focus is on fixing audio metadata, with a big discussion of the awesome MusicBrainz and Picard.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann, tools103: Lotta Little Kniveshttp://5by5.tv/b2w/103
http://5by5.tv/b2w/103Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Modern Media Management: iTunes Match
This week Dan and Merlin begin a 3-part series on Modern Media Management: handling your iTunes Library, iOS Devices, and iTunes Match without making yourself crazy.
In this episode, they cover setting up and using iTunes Match, being safe and paranoid, what to do after you get the iTunes ping, some smart playlists that will help you exclude kwanzaa music, find stuff you don't want to listen to, and maintain your sanity.
Next episode they'll discuss wrangling metadata and smart playlists. Then in the last episode of the series, they'll cover managing the libraries on your devices and some grab bag stuff.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Modern Media Management: iTunes Match</p>
<p>This week Dan and Merlin begin a 3-part series on Modern Media Management: handling your iTunes Library, iOS Devices, and iTunes Match without making yourself crazy.</p>
<p>In this episode, they cover setting up and using iTunes Match, being safe and paranoid, what to do after you get the iTunes ping, some smart playlists that will help you exclude kwanzaa music, find stuff you don't want to listen to, and maintain your sanity.</p>
<p>Next episode they'll discuss wrangling metadata and smart playlists. Then in the last episode of the series, they'll cover managing the libraries on your devices and some grab bag stuff.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://pokemann.tumblr.com/post/40702127355/check-out-this-8bit-version-of-plica-plica-that" class="link" target="_blank">Pokemann - Check out this 8bit version of Plica Plica that...</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:39:12TOPIC: Modern Media Management: iTunes MatchTOPIC: Modern Media Management: iTunes Match
This week Dan and Merlin begin a 3-part series on Modern Media Management: handling your iTunes Library, iOS Devices, and iTunes Match without making yourself crazy.
In this episode, they cover setting up and using iTunes Match, being safe and paranoid, what to do after you get the iTunes ping, some smart playlists that will help you exclude kwanzaa music, find stuff you don't want to listen to, and maintain your sanity.
Next episode they'll discuss wrangling metadata and smart playlists. Then in the last episode of the series, they'll cover managing the libraries on your devices and some grab bag stuff.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann, tools, itunes102: Hunter Ready to Writehttp://5by5.tv/b2w/102
http://5by5.tv/b2w/102Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:15:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Creative Costumes vs. Pushing Out Product
This week Dan and Merlin talk about how the legends and mythologies around creative people and beautiful losers can become such a destructive MacGuffin for us aspiring civilians.
Getting gakked out on Hunter S. Thompson's cocaine and buying Sylvia Plath's oven are unlikely to take you anyplace useful, interesting, or…creative.
Also: "BRIANMICHAELBENDIS!"
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Creative Costumes vs. Pushing Out Product</p>
<p>This week Dan and Merlin talk about how the legends and mythologies around creative people and beautiful losers can become such a destructive MacGuffin for us aspiring civilians.</p>
<p>Getting gakked out on Hunter S. Thompson's cocaine and buying Sylvia Plath's oven are unlikely to take you anyplace useful, interesting, or…creative.</p>
<p>Also: "<strong><em>BRIANMICHAELBENDIS!</em></strong>"</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://www.comicsbackissues.com/list-of-spider-man-comics-in-order-to-amazing-spider-man-700/" class="link" target="_blank">List of Spider-Man Comics in Order to Amazing Spider-Man #700</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin57:37TOPIC: Creative Costumes vs. Pushing Out ProductTOPIC: Creative Costumes vs. Pushing Out Product
This week Dan and Merlin talk about how the legends and mythologies around creative people and beautiful losers can become such a destructive MacGuffin for us aspiring civilians.
Getting gakked out on Hunter S. Thompson's cocaine and buying Sylvia Plath's oven are unlikely to take you anyplace useful, interesting, or…creative.
Also: "BRIANMICHAELBENDIS!"
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann, writing101: Sprinting Straight Into a Wallhttp://5by5.tv/b2w/101
http://5by5.tv/b2w/101Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:00:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Those New Years When We're Not Actually Resolved.
This week, Merlin and Dan step back from resolutions and shooting yourself in the face with a wrist rocket to talk about what you're actually trying to change.
You're failing and feeling bad and eating a whole bag of cookies because you're resolving to be someone you're not (yet). What are you really trying to address? Are you being honest with yourself? Where do you actually start?
Find the real reasons, build a real infrastructure, and build yourself a real habit.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Those New Years When We're Not <em>Actually</em> Resolved.</p>
<p>This week, Merlin and Dan step back from resolutions and shooting yourself in the face with a wrist rocket to talk about what you're actually trying to change.</p>
<p>You're failing and feeling bad and eating a whole bag of cookies because you're resolving to be someone you're not (yet). What are you really trying to address? Are you being honest with yourself? Where do you actually start?</p>
<p>Find the <em>real</em> reasons, build a <em>real</em> infrastructure, and build yourself a <em>real</em> habit.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyalty" class="link" target="_blank">Loyalty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-21-dead-rubber-girl-in-my-closet.html" class="link" target="_blank">Ep. 21: &quot;Dead Rubber Girl in My Closet&quot; - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:29:06TOPIC: Those New Years When We're Not *Actually* Resolved.TOPIC: Those New Years When We're Not Actually Resolved.
This week, Merlin and Dan step back from resolutions and shooting yourself in the face with a wrist rocket to talk about what you're actually trying to change.
You're failing and feeling bad and eating a whole bag of cookies because you're resolving to be someone you're not (yet). What are you really trying to address? Are you being honest with yourself? Where do you actually start?
Find the real reasons, build a real infrastructure, and build yourself a real habit.
productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, creativity, Dan Benjamin, Merlin Mann, tools100: Go Ahead, Caller.http://5by5.tv/b2w/100
http://5by5.tv/b2w/100Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:30:00 GMTMerlin Mann & Dan BenjaminTOPIC: Yes. The caller is there.
This week, in celebration of their hundredth episode, Dan and Merlin do the first call-in episode of Back to Work.
A bevy of the beloved jackals and nerds ask questions about GTD, creative autonomy, sleep and energy, interpersonal work communications, moving up at work, self-publishing, finding your rabbi, Marines, X-Men, and more.
<p><strong>TOPIC</strong>: Yes. The caller <em>is</em> there.</p>
<p>This week, in celebration of their hundredth episode, Dan and Merlin do the first call-in episode of <em>Back to Work</em>.</p>
<p>A bevy of the beloved jackals and nerds ask questions about GTD, creative autonomy, sleep and energy, interpersonal work communications, moving up at work, self-publishing, finding your rabbi, Marines, X-Men, and more.</p>
<p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0142000280/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (9780142000281): David Allen: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785161945/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Astonishing X-Men By Joss Whedon &amp; John Cassaday Ultimate Collection - Book 1: Joss Whedon, John Cassaday: 9780785161943: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785122540/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 4: Unstoppable: Joss Whedon, John Cassaday: 9780785122548: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385480016/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life: Anne Lamott: 9780385480017: Amazon.com: Books</a></h4>
<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1590307941/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Shambhala Library) (9781590307946): Natalie Goldberg: Books</a></h4>
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<h4><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002UPQ1OC/5by5-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: I Started Out As a Child: Bill Cosby: Music</a></h4>
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Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin1:29:18TOPIC: Yes. The caller is there.TOPIC: Yes. The caller is there.
This week, in celebration of their hundredth episode, Dan and Merlin do the first call-in episode of Back to Work.
A bevy